Conservatives table another non-confidence motion to topple ‘most centralizing government in Canadian history’
The vote on the second non-confidence motion is set to happen on Tuesday
OTTAWA — A day after their first non-confidence motion of the fall session was defeated, the Conservatives tabled a new one in hopes of bringing down the Liberal government.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was not in the House of Commons on Thursday to present the new motion, instead leaving it to Quebec MP Luc Berthold to take some swings at the Bloc Québécois and the NDP for supporting the minority government in confidence votes.
The motion reads as follows: “That, given that, after nine years, the government has doubled housing costs, taxed food, punished work, unleashed crime, and is the most centralizing government in Canadian history, the House has lost confidence in the government and offers Canadians the option to axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime.”
Berthold referred to what Poilievre called the “promise of Canada” that the Conservative leader said no longer existed because of the Liberals.
“Like me, a majority of Quebecers and Canadians are probably extremely disappointed because this prime minister is not at Rideau Hall at this moment, is not in front of the Governor General to request the dissolution of his government,” said Berthold, addressing the Commons in French.
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