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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s re-elected minority government will face calls from the NDP for new taxes on the “ultra-rich” and calls from the Bloc Québécois for billions in new spending on health and seniors.

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But both Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, who Mr. Trudeau will need to turn to for support in the House of Commons, are pledging to make the new Parliament work.

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The Bloc will push the demand from Quebec and other provinces for a major increase in federal health transfers, and wants changes to the Liberal government’s plan to boost Old Age Security benefits by 10 per cent, starting in July, 2022.

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At a news conference in Vancouver on Tuesday, Mr. Singh said that when he congratulated Mr. Trudeau on election night, he signalled the NDP’s desire to work on common policy areas of concern such as pharmacare and child care.

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Mr. Singh has said that his top demand in a minority Parliament will be a wealth tax.

“We remain resolute that it should be the ultra-rich, the billionaires, that pay their fair share."

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As of Tuesday afternoon, these were the latest results:

🟥 Liberals: 158 seats;
🟦 Conservatives: 119 seats;
🟧 NDP: 25 seats;
⬜️ Bloc Québécois: 34 seats;
🟩 The Green Party: 2 seats.

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