(Ottawa) The Conservatives are ready to put an end to the obstruction that has paralyzed the House of Commons for approximately two months in order to table a motion of censure in the government which in the process denigrates New Democratic leader Jagmeet Singh.
Posted at 3:11 p.m.
In addition to seeking to overthrow the Trudeau government, the motion of no confidence concocted by the Conservatives targets New Democratic leader Jagmeet Singh.
PHOTO PATRICK DOYLE, ARCHIVES REUTERS
Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Pierre Poilievre
We want to see if the latter will “once again bow down to Justin Trudeau to protect this bad government,” explained MP Luc Berthold in a press scrum on Friday afternoon.
The leader of the Liberal government in the House, Karina Gould, opened the door to holding three opposition days next week.
These would be the sessions on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, she specified Thursday after the question period.
Unanimous consent is required for the House to return to its normal agenda, and for the Conservative motion to be tabled.
“We have given our consent to the government so that the opposition days can take place as provided for by the regulations,” noted Bloc parliamentary leader Alain Therrien.
The New Democratic Party (NDP) has not yet clarified its intentions.
The work of the House of Commons has been blocked since September 26 due to a debate on a Conservative privilege motion which takes precedence over almost everything else.
The paralysis was interrupted for a few hours, Wednesday and Thursday, thanks to a fleeting alliance of a few hours between the Liberals and the New Democrats.
Both parties used procedural tactics to pass the two-month GST holiday bill from December 14 to February 15.
Adopted Thursday evening, the legislative measure must be approved by the Senate before coming into force.
The conservative motion
Considering that the leader of the New Democratic Party said that he had “broken” the agreement of support and confidence that he had concluded with the Liberal government,
Considering the NDP leader said “Liberals are too weak, too selfish and too beholden to corporate interests to fight for people,”
Considering that the leader of the NDP declared that “the Liberal government will always give in to corporate greed and will always intervene to ensure that unions have no power”, in response to the Liberal Minister of Labor’s request for referral to the Canadian Industrial Relations Board ordering Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and ILWU 514 workers back to work, violating their right to strike;
Therefore, the House agrees with the leader of the NDP and the House proclaims that it has lost confidence in the Prime Minister and the government.
