NDP Seeks Official Party Status in Cabinet Talks
Friday, May 9, 2025, 1:23 pm
NDP representatives are quietly negotiating with the Carney government to regain official party status in the Commons. With funding, committee spots, and clout on the line, the discussions reflect a strategic effort to reclaim lost ground amid a bureaucratic maze that’s as entertaining as it is ironic.
Interim NDP Leader Don Davies says the Liberals are making phone calls to his party's MPs to see if they'll join the government, but said he's not worried that will happen.
Il faut 12 élus au Parlement pour avoir ce statut accordant des avantages. Seuls 7 néodémocrates l’ont été.
Le chef par intérim du NPD, Don Davies, affirme que son parti est en « tout début » de discussions avec le gouvernement du premier ministre Mark Carney en vue d’obtenir le statut de parti officiel à la Chambre des communes.
The NDP was reduced to seven seats in the election, below the 12-seat threshold for official party status in the Commons
Parties that lack official status lose out on financial resources provided by Parliament, get to ask fewer questions during Question Period and don’t have guaranteed spots on standing committees
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