Could the House’s procedural impasse set the stage for a federal election?

Expert warns of an ‘accidental election’ if parties don’t budge in the current political stalemate, as Conservatives filibuster House proceedings and the Bloc Québécois sticks to its OAS ultimatum.

Finance Minister Chrystia, left, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP MP Charlie Angus. UBC's Stewart Prest describes the current political environment in the House as 'unstable stability,' where parties are continually trying to jockey themselves for position. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY SOPHALL DUCH

October 13, 2024

The Bloc Québécois is holding firm on its deadline for the government to meet its demands as parliamentary business becomes paralyzed in the House of Commons.

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