Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged MPs to defeat the Liberal government on Tuesday, but opposition parties are turning the debate on his non-confidence motion into a referendum on the Conservative party香蕉视频直播檚 policies instead.
Poilievre introduced a non-confidence motion in the opening minutes of the House of Commons sitting Tuesday, delivering a campaign-style speech laying out his vision for Canada under a Conservative government.
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Polls have favoured the Conservatives for more than a year now, and if they were to hold true in the next election it could result in a Conservative majority government.
Poilievre told the House if that happens he would lower taxes and eliminate the price on carbon, instead fighting climate change by approving large-scale green projects and using the revenues to reduce government debt.
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Poilievre and his party have not been specific about where exactly those cuts will come from, but they are the very reason the NDP香蕉视频直播檚 Jagmeet Singh said his party wouldn香蕉视频直播檛 vote to bring down the government.
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Debate on the motion will conclude Tuesday with the vote scheduled to take place Wednesday afternoon.
Both the NDP and the Bloc Qu茅b茅cois indicated last week they would not support the non-confidence motion because they don香蕉视频直播檛 support the Conservatives. If they vote no, the motion will be defeated and the Liberal government will survive its first test since its supply-and-confidence deal with the NDP ended earlier this month.
If the motion were to pass, the government would be defeated and Canadians very likely would see an immediate election.
The Bloc Qu茅b茅cois said they香蕉视频直播檇 rather use the opportunity to negotiate with the Liberals, rather than trigger an election that would likely install Poilievre as prime minister.
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He said Poilievre has no plan to address the challenges of Quebec香蕉视频直播檚 distinct society.
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The Bloc has asked the Liberals to green-light the funding for their private member香蕉视频直播檚 bill to raise pension payments for seniors under the age of 75.
The government hasn香蕉视频直播檛 committed to doing that. The parliamentary budget officer has estimated the proposed change would cost about $16 billion over five years.
The prime minister was not in the House for the debate, and is instead representing Canada at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
He was asked about the non-confidence motion after U.S. President Joe Biden used his speech at the UN to reflect on his decision to withdraw from his party香蕉视频直播檚 ticket in the upcoming election, saying that he chose to think about the people he serves rather than his own power.
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The Conservatives have another chance to introduce a non-confidence motion on Thursday during a second opposition day in the House of Commons. There are a total of seven opposition days required this fall, of which five will go to the Conservatives.