“Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will introduce a non-confidence motion Wednesday designed to topple the government and trigger a federal election — a parliamentary manoeuvre that’s likely to fail.”
“Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will introduce a non-confidence motion Wednesday designed to topple the government and trigger a federal election — a parliamentary manoeuvre that’s likely to fail.”
Not really, though. His main purpose is to keep both the carbon tax and his own name in the headlines, so I guess he succeeded.
It will also let him say his party voted to axe the tax, while the NDP, Liberals, and Bloc either vote for it, or abstain. It’s a purity test the other MPs are designed to fail.