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    NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his team is focused on restoring Canadians鈥 鈥渉ope鈥 but when it comes to the new minority dynamics in Parliament, 鈥渁ll bets are off.鈥

    鈥淎fter speaking with our team for the past couple days, we've really come to this strong desire that Canadians have for hope,鈥 Singh said on the last day of the NDP鈥檚 three-day caucus retreat in Montreal. 鈥淲e want to bring that hope to Canadians. We want to restore that hope.鈥

    His MPs came to town with two objectives, to plot out their strategy for the fall sitting of Parliament and prepare for the next federal election.

    They鈥檝e come away with a plan to push for price caps on essential grocery items, table legislation to ban corporate landlords from buying up affordable apartments and keep pressure on the Liberals to fully follow-through on dental and pharma care.

    鈥淚n addition, we're going to always continue to fight to make sure there is justice for Indigenous people, and that we are fighting the climate crisis鈥 creating good jobs that allow you to build a life. That's our vision,鈥 Singh said.

    Asked about his climate policy, in light of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre鈥檚 demands for a 鈥渃arbon tax election.鈥 Singh said he鈥檚 still working on what he鈥檒l pitch to Canadians, suggesting the NDP would take a different approach than the Liberals on a consumer carbon price.

    鈥淲e want to see an approach to fighting the climate crisis where it doesn't put the burden on the backs of working people, where big polluters have to pay their fair share,鈥 Singh said.

    鈥淲e've been working on a plan, and will be releasing our plan, our vision for how we can do that in a stronger way, in the coming months.鈥

    One clear red line for the NDP as they return to Ottawa is back-to-work legislation, Singh said, in light of a potential Air Canada pilot strike.

    鈥淚f you ever make back-to-work legislation a confidence vote, we will always vote against that, so you can never count on our support,鈥 has been, and still the NDP leader鈥檚 message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

    As for what to expect in House of Commons committees, 鈥 where the NDP often sided with the Liberals to stave-off or water-down Conservative-led pushes for probes into ethics and appointment controversies 鈥 Singh said things will be different now.

    鈥淎ll bets are off. We've torn up the agreement with the Liberals. That means they can expect no help and no support from us. Anything that happens in Parliament will be based on if it is in the best interest of Canadians. We will use every tool we can,鈥 Singh said.

    NDP caucus chair Alistair MacGregor said MPs discussed how they plan to 鈥渟tay focused鈥 and not be 鈥渆gged on by anything that the Conservatives do.鈥

    鈥淲e know from previous months that they like to play all kinds of hijinks at committee and in the House procedural shenanigans. We're not going to let ourselves be thrown off by what they're coming to the table with,鈥 he said.

    MPs in Montreal said they felt they squeezed all they could out of the Liberals over the two years the supply-and-confidence deal lasted. Now, they鈥檙e ready to back new progressive policies on a one-off basis.

    Asked how he feels potentially backing Trudeau-led policies after he called the prime minister 鈥渞adioactive,鈥 MacGregor said he won鈥檛 be assessing policies based on who is proposing them.

    鈥淲e're not assessing policies based on whether they're coming from Liberals, from New Democrats or Conservatives. We look at everything based on its own merit. We've done that in the past, we're going to continue to do that,鈥 he said.

    鈥淚 think it's fair to say that we're all really excited to be returning next week.鈥

    The other central focus of this caucus retreat was on the NDP鈥檚 electoral readiness.

    Singh kicked off his caucus strategy session by debuting a new ad asking Canadians to consider the possibility of a federal NDP government, even though that鈥檚 a political feat never achieved in this country.

    It鈥檚 a sentiment his MPs are lining up behind, telling reporters that they feel relieved to be out from under Trudeau鈥檚 鈥渞adioactive鈥 shadow, and are ready to pitch their party as the progressive change alternative to voters who are 鈥渄one鈥 with the Liberals.

    But despite this tough talk, New Democrats are not rushing to help Poilievre bring down the government. Though, insiders say their lack of eagerness for an early election shouldn鈥檛 be mistaken for a lack of readiness.

    鈥淚'm ready if an election was to be held tomorrow. I think a lot of Canadians have mixed reactions on whether they do want an election鈥 certainly that's been a big part of our conversation,鈥 MacGregor said.

    For the NDP, their ballot sights are first set on a pair of byelections happening the same day MPs return to Ottawa.

    One in Elmwood-Transcona, Man. where they鈥檙e fighting against the Conservatives for union workers鈥 votes to hold a longtime NDP stronghold.

    The other is in Montreal, where they鈥檙e trying to win a Liberal seat, amid pushback over the party鈥檚 use of the Palestinian flag on a campaign pamphlet.

    Singh has spent time in both ridings and received a largely warm reception on the streets of LaSalle-脡mard-Verdun, Que. when he went canvassing with his candidate this week.

    While Monday鈥檚 byelections are being seen as the first real test of the NDP鈥檚 new pitch to Canadians, Singh has said that regardless of the outcome, he鈥檚 certain he鈥檒l be the one leading his party into the next federal election.

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