Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government will face a second vote of non-confidence Tuesday as the Conservatives again try to force an election. MPs will vote on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s motion after question period in the House of Commons, but there’s been no indication from other … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size After a first failed attempt, the Conservatives have tabled another non-confidence motion to try to bring down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s second motion of the fall sitting was presented to the House of Commons on Thursday, just a day after his first … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Conservatives first attempt to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has failed, but more votes are on the horizon. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s motion which stated the House had no confidence was defeated after the NDP and Bloc Quebcois joined the Liberals in voting against. The vote marked a key … Read more
The first attempt by the federal Conservatives to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government after the collapse of the supply-and-confidence deal with the NDP will be tabled Tuesday. But that effort is expected to be defeated as both the NDP and Bloc Quebecois have signalled they plan to vote against the non-confidence motion. Two … Read more
The New Democrats confirmed Thursday they won’t help Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives topple the government next week, and intend to join the Bloc Québécois in blocking the Tories’ non-confidence motion. The planned votes from the Bloc and the New Democrats eliminate the possibility of a snap election, buying the Liberals more time to govern after a … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday that Canadians “are finished with and done” with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau days after pulling out of a supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals earlier this month. Singh was speaking to reporters in Ottawa on the first day back for MPs as Parliament returned after summer break. “People are telling … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took shots at the NDP on Friday for equivocating on the consumer carbon price, accusing Jagmeet Singh of caving to political pressure from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Speaking to reporters in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que., Trudeau blasted the NDP in response to a question about the upcoming byelection in Montreal, arguing that voters … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won’t say whether he would keep the consumer carbon price if his party forms government after the next election. Speaking to reporters in Montreal on Thursday, Singh criticized both the Liberals and the Conservatives over their approaches to fighting climate change. “We want … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 11, 2024 7:48 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Democrat MPs are heading into a second day of meetings in Montreal as they nail down a plan for how to navigate the minority Parliament this fall. Leader Jagmeet Singh signalled on … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Democrats are gathering in Montreal for a strategy session before the return of Parliament next week and after distancing themselves from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose name one NDP MP described as “radioactive.” Last week, the NDP scrapped their supply and confidence agreement propping up the … Read more
