Article content OTTAWA — The Trudeau government lives to see another day — for now. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s first non-confidence motion of the fall session was defeated by 120 to 211 votes on Wednesday after the Bloc Québécois, the NDP and the Greens voted against it, ensuring that the Liberal minority in the House continues to govern. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Poilievre got hearty cheers from their caucuses when they rose, respectively, to vote against and in favour of the motion.
“The costly coalition didn’t end when (NDP Leader) Jagmeet Singh ended his agreement with Trudeau. In fact, it got bigger, with the Bloc-NDP-Liberal coalition,” read a statement from the Conservatives in reaction to the result. The Liberals put out a statement on X after the vote, appealing for donations .
“Let’s be clear: Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives want an early election so they can try to execute their hidden agenda to cut taxes for the wealthy and services for everyone else,” it said. Before the vote, Trudeau and Poilievre sparred during question period on the timing of the next election. Poilievre, who has been calling for a “carbon tax election” for many months now, asked Trudeau why he would not call the Canadians to the polls right away.
“He wants a climate change election? Let’s have that election in the right time,” said Trudeau as he was drowned by MPs’ applause. “This is not the time for that. We’re going to continue to.