Bloc Québécois won’t support non-confidence motion based solely on carbon tax, MP says | CBC News

Bloc Québécois won’t support non-confidence motion based solely on carbon tax, MP says | CBC News

If the Conservatives want to bring the Liberal government down over the carbon tax, they won’t have the help of the Bloc Québécois, one Quebec MP says. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been pressuring the other opposition parties to help him force a “carbon tax election” this fall. To do that, Poilievre would need both…

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MPs return to Parliament under a shaky minority government — and expected plays for power | CBC News

MPs return to Parliament under a shaky minority government — and expected plays for power | CBC News

Parliamentarians return for the fall sitting today after a heated summer drastically altered the dynamics in the House of Commons.  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be leading an unstable minority government in the wake of last week’s announcement by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to end the supply-and-confidence agreement that had ensured the Liberal government’s survival for more…

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How often does your MP speak up in the House of Commons? | CBC News

How often does your MP speak up in the House of Commons? | CBC News

Members of Parliament all receive the same base salary — $203,100 — but some spend much less time on their feet in the House of Commons than others. Using data provided by the House of Commons, Radio-Canada ranked all 338 MPs on the number of times they’ve spoken in the Commons or exercised their right to vote in the current session of Parliament. The amount of…

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Trudeau says Singh, NDP ‘caved’ to political pressure in fight against climate change | CBC News

Trudeau says Singh, NDP ‘caved’ to political pressure in fight against climate change | CBC News

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed the NDP and its leader Jagmeet Singh on Friday, saying that while they may care about the environment, they have “no idea what to do in the fight against climate change.”  At a news conference in the Montreal suburb of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que., Trudeau accused the NDP of “playing simple politics” and “walking…

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