Saturday, October 19, 2024

Federal conservative leader introduces non-confidence motion to House

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a non-confidence motion in the house on Tuesday arguing that the Trudeau government has lost the confidence of parliament, as he pushes for a snap election.

Poilievre delivered a campaign-style speech in the House of Commons, outlining his plans and promises, which included increasing revenue, interest rates and debt reduction, plus cutting the carbon tax.

Opposition leaders have already said they won’t support the move, but MPs debated the motion regardless and will vote on it Wednesday.

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“We’ll bring a powerful paycheque, that brings home affordable food, power, gas and homes in safe neighbourhoods,” Poilievre said. “A place where anyone, from anywhere can do anything, an open land of opportunity the world has ever seen, that is our vision.”

While the Tories have not specified where the cuts will come from, other parties have not supported the conservative party’s efforts to bring down the Liberal government.

Both the NDP and the Bloc Québécois indicated last week they would not support the non-confidence motion, a point Liberal House Speaker and Burlington MP Karina Gould highlighted during Tuesday’s debate.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he will instead vote whether to support the liberals on a case-by-case basis.

The next federal election is set for October next year.

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