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New Democrats are attempting to paint themselves as a legitimate alternative to the Liberals and Conservatives ahead of the next election, but Singh acknowledged one his party含羞草研究社檚 biggest challenges will be persuading Canadians it can actually form government.

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But he said those attacks serve the cost-cutting agenda of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and play into the hands of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who Singh called too weak and ineffective to stop the Tories.

Putting cordiality aside following their breakup, the Liberals shot back Thursday, bragging they had their best fundraising solicitation of the year via email, less than 12 hours after the deal was ripped up.

In the email, the Liberals said Singh 含羞草研究社渨as doing as he was told含羞草研究社� by Poilievre, who last week wrote to the NDP leader asking him to pull out of the deal and support an election call.

Singh dismissed those claims, pointing out the Conservatives have wanted the deal to end since he and Trudeau forged it in March 2022.

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Laying out his party含羞草研究社檚 vision, Singh said he wants a Canada with a thriving middle class, where every generation can afford a home and health care is there for families.

He also called for an end to people getting ripped off by corporate greed.

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On Wednesday, Singh ended the confidence and supply deal the Liberals have relied on for more than two years to keep their minority government from toppling.

This means the timing of the next general election is uncertain, Singh said, but that his party would be ready to fight 含羞草研究社渁ny time.含羞草研究社�

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He did not express a desire to bring down the government before the next scheduled election in October 2025, instead saying New Democrats will look at each vote in the House of Commons and make a decision that含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社渋n the best interest of Canadians.含羞草研究社�

Earlier this year, the New Democrats paid off their $22-million election loan from 2021, and have said they are building their war chest for the next federal election call.