Rising hostility among party leaders and Bloc’s demands put minority Parliament on edge

The lifespan of the longest minority Parliament in over 70 years is in doubt after the Bloc announced its plan to attempt to topple the government if two bills are not passed by Oct. 29.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government survived the first non-confidence motion since the NDP ended the supply-and-confidence agreement, but more motions are to come.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY

September 30, 2024

The Liberals managed to stave off a Conservative non-confidence motion last week with the support of the NDP and Bloc Québécois, but the fractious relationship between the party leaders has political observers speculating that an early election still remains a possibility....

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