The pain due to the tooth pulling, and the gums were declared to attach dentures, a relief on the payment counter followed: a $ 4,000 work for a $ 4,000 would cost Ron Brydges Nothing under a new national dental care program in Canada.

“This dental plan was just a gift of God,” said Mr. Brydges, 84, a retired industrial mechanic in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Because of this, the Canadians largely have a left -wing new Democratic party.

Subsidy dental care is one of several social programs, including a national drug plan and protection for striking workers, who have promoted new Democrats in recent years that have increased the reputation of Canada on the global stage as a liberal bastion.

“I consider all these things investment in people, not expenses,” said Mr. Brydges, a new advocate of Democrat. “That makes us better land.”

But today the new Democrats are seriously tested, and the questions are spinning about the existence of the party, while Canada is moving according to the National Election on April 28 in the middle of the rupture with the United States, neighbors and the closest ally.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation and the economic attack of President Trump on Canada launched a tectonic political shift, leaving new Democrats and their Jagmeet Singh leader with all performances.

Because the country to choose a new prime minister is to be voted for who is most appropriate for the defense of the country from the United States, and the surveys show that Mr. Singh is not a sustainable option, which has made many long -standing parties to switch loyalty at the moment of reinforced roles.

The new Democrats that will damage will probably be supported by Mark Carney from the Liberal Party, located in the neck and neck race against Pierre Poilievre, leaders of the Conservative Party.

Some Canadians are afraid that the disappearance of the new Democratic Party could weaken the basic liberal pillars of the country on health care issues to immigration to climate change.

However, the new Democrats have also attracted criticism from conservative politicians and others who say that increasing tax funding taxes will return the Canadian fight against economics.

Who are the new Democrats?

The new Democratic Party has produced some of the most important political leaders in Canada, including Tommy Douglas, the father of universal health care, and helped expand far -reaching well -being programs.

“They provide a kind of moral compass,” said Susie Moloney, a Canadian writer horror fiction and a lifelong supporter of New Democrats.

He is still not used to the red liberal campaign button attached to his coat, but believes that Mr. Carney, a former central banker, is a real person who will take over Mr. Trump and manage Canada economic turbulence.

In the political line, Mr. Singh, who became the leader of new Democrats in 2017, emphasizes, carrying a turban on his head and pushing a Kirpan, or a ceremonial knife, in his suit, reflecting his Sikh faith.

He was genuinely in his personal history, discovering that in his memoir he was sexually abused by Taekwondo coach. He worked as a criminal lawyer before entering politics.

G. Singh, 46, were considered the most delicate candidate in the last national elections, 2021, with a special book to connect with younger voters, comparing liberal American politicians such as Bernie Sanders or Alexandria Fatigue-Cortez.

“Like all the new Democrats who simply love him, I think he’s a very warm and dignified leader,” Mrs. Moloney said. “He would be very chosen in good times, but we are currently in bad times.”

After Mr. Trudeau was re -elected in 2021, the liberals did not have a majority of parliamentary sites. In the end, Mr. Trudeau and Mr. Singh concluded an agreement that combined places so that they could go through the legislation that is important for both sides.

New Democrats finished the pact Last September, a turning point for Mr. Trudeau, leading to his resignation.

Where is the party?

Several public opinions polling stations Show support for new Democrats in one -digit numbers, and some projections suggest that its parliamentary representation could slide from 24 seats to below 12, which would disqualify new Democrats as an official national party.

But the polls do not tell the whole story, said Kim Wright, a longtime strategist of new Democrats.

“The top poll does not really reflect what is happening in the field, come on the election Day,” Ms. Wright said, emphasizing recent examples in the provincial elections where the party surpassed expectations. “We often perceive this as new democrats and we don’t mind.”

On the trail of the campaign, the party may indicate a number of social programs and laws that have helped to improve.

The National Dental Plan has helped to enroll in 3.5 million Canadians, and the new Democrats called it “the biggest expansion of free Canadian health care in generations.”

Under Mr. Singh, the new Democrats also encouraged the law for prohibiting the use of replacement employees when jobs regulated federally regulated and helped in the introduction of medicines that make certain medicines free.

But since all this has been achieved in partnership with Mr. Trudeau’s Government, liberals can also take a loan.

It is difficult to explain to voters, said David McGane, a professor of political studies at the University of Saskatchewan.

“There is an old proverb in politics,” he said. “When you explain, you lose.”