Trudeau’s Government Survives First Motion: Justin Trudeau’s minority government dodged its first no-confidence vote on Wednesday as the opposition Conservative Party pushed ahead with an effort it plans to repeat a number of times in the coming weeks to bring down his administration.
Lost Motion: The motion was lost when Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre lost by 211 MPs, who registered their opposition to the motion. The motion was lost because Poilievre failed to rally support from the NDP and the Bloc Québécois.
Approval rating for Trudeau plummets as criticism of leadership intensifies Upset by the continuing growth in housing unaffordability, inflation, and increasing cost of living, Canadians have seen his approval rating plummet from 63% when he first took office in 2015 to only 28% in mid-2024.
Conservative Party Pushes for Elections: Poilievre and his party plan to introduce two more no-confidence motions this week in a last-ditch effort to bring about an election, even after their vote failed.
Opposition Parties’ Position:
Conservative Vision for Canada: Poilievre claims to “bring home the promise of Canada”, promising affordable housing, safer communities, and lower living costs. He still maintains first position in all national polls and calls for an election in order to overthrow the minority rule of Trudeau.
NDP and Bloc Québécois Ignore No-Confidence Vote NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh voted against the motion, citing potential cuts from Conservatives into social programs like dental and pharmacare. The Bloc Québécois also voted to defeat the motion, aligning itself with the Liberal Party as it zeroes in on securing more Quebec-centric policies.Liberal-NDP Deal Falls Apart:
The coalition collapses: The Liberal-NDP coalition, which has sustained Trudeau’s minority government since the election of 2021, collapsed earlier this month. NDP leader Singh withdrew his party’s support, objecting that the Liberals were “too weak” to govern effectively. Trudeau defends leadership amid criticism.
After attending the UN General Assembly last week in New York and returning to his country, the prime minister appeared on Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” saying that Canadians are at the mercy of a hard economic climate, but he defended the policies of his government while promising the best is yet to come for Canadian citizens and their economy. Outlook: He survived the first no-confidence motion, but the Conservative Party is still trying to find opportunities to oust him from office. Further trials of Trudeau’s government are to be faced in the days ahead with two other motions to be tabled.
