The new leader of the Federal Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh, does not wish to separate from the minority Liberal government, even after the Prime Minister's criticism of his failure to protect Canadian democracy.

Singh stated that evidence shows Justin Trudeau is willing to accept a certain level of foreign interference, which undermines democracy and erodes Canadians' trust.

He made these comments after reviewing a report from the spying oversight agency that indicates a number of Members of Parliament intentionally assisted foreign governments, which is information Trudeau received months ago.

A spokesperson for the opposition Conservative Party said that if Singh has genuine concerns about Trudeau's failure to protect democracy, he should withdraw his support for the Liberals and allow them to face Canadians in an election.

However, Singh pointed out that his party will not abandon the confidence-and-supply agreement that keeps the minority government in power.

The leader of the New Democratic Party clarified that it is a fallacy to suggest that holding elections is a solution to election interference.

Multiple investigations have concluded that foreign interference did not threaten Canada's ability to hold free and fair elections in 2019 and 2021.

Nevertheless, the intelligence community views Canada as a permissive environment for foreign actors to pursue their strategic interests.

Singh states that his party will continue to use the existing tools available to parliamentarians to find solutions to combat foreign interference, but he did not specify what will be done.