Tensions run high on the Hill as MPs debate second Conservative motion of non-confidence

Members of Parliament debated the second Conservative motion of non-confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government of the week on Thursday, amid simmering tensions.

Members of Parliament debated the second Conservative motion of non-confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government of the week on Thursday, amid simmering tensions.

One day after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s first attempt to bring down the Liberal minority failed by a vote of 211-120, the House of Commons was seized with another Official Opposition-led effort.

Thursday’s motion states: “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.”

Debate kicked off in the morning and continued throughout the day, with the vote on this motion scheduled for next Tuesday.

With the Bloc Quebecois giving the Liberals until late October to heed their demands to avoid an election before the new year, and the NDP citing polling about Canadians not wanting an election right now, this motion is likely to have a similar outcome to the first.

Though, neither party has yet to declare how they intend to vote on Poilievre’s latest proposal. In a statement, the Conservatives called on the other opposition parties to stop propping up the Liberals and “give Canadians the relief they desperately need.”