Cabinet’s pre-election proposal to issue $250 cheques to millions of tax filers yesterday was cast in doubt. New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh said he was not told of key details of the program before he expressed support.

“We were told it would be anyone earning less than $150,000 who would get this,” Singh told reporters. “We assumed that would include obviously seniors, people living with disabilities and students. Right now we have learned it is going to exclude the most vulnerable.”

“That is wrong,” said Singh. “The Liberals need to fix this.”