What was left undone by the Liberal-NDP governance agreement?

The confidence-and-supply agreement between the NDP and Liberals has ended with a number of policy accomplishments for New Democrats — but others haven't yet reached the finish line.

The agreement struck between the two parties in March 2022 committed the NDP to supporting the Liberal government on confidence votes in exchange for legislative commitments on NDP priorities.

The deal was set to last until June of next year. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday that he had informed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that his party was tearing up the agreement.

What was accomplished

One of the key items coming out of the deal was replacement worker legislation. The law — which received royal assent earlier this summer — bans the use of replacement workers at federally regulated workplaces during a strike.

In 2022, the government also required that all federally-regulated workplaces provide 10 days of annual sick leave to workers.

As part of the deal, the government also moved forward with passing the Sustainable Jobs Act, which is meant to support the creation of sustainable jobs and economic growth in a net-zero economy.

The government also established a roundtable of federal, provincial, territorial and Indigenous leaders to coordinate on implementing the recommendations of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

The deal included an agreement to move forward with the housing accelerator fund, which has been rolling out funding to municipalities that agree on certain requirements, such as increasing density near transit stations.

Some temporary measures were also rolled out, including a doubling of the GST rebate and a one-time rental supplement.

What's almost finished

One of the biggest items