The Conservatives plan to table a new non-confidence motion to oust the government, this time based on critical statements NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has made about the Liberals.
“I agree with Jagmeet Singh that the Trudeau government is ‘greedy’ and ‘anti-worker.’ Now, Jagmeet Singh will have a chance to vote for a non-confidence motion made up entirely of his own words,” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on social media platform X on Nov. 29.
The statement quotes Singh’s previous comments that the Liberals are “too weak, too selfish, and too beholden to corporate interests to fight for people,” and that they will “always cave to corporate greed and always step in to make sure unions have no power.”
The statement notes Singh made the remarks in cancelling the NDP’s supply and confidence agreement with the Liberals in September, which would have propped up the government until June 2025 in exchange for action on certain NDP priorities.
“Therefore, the House agrees with the NDP leader and the House proclaims it has lost confidence in the prime minister and the government,” the motion concludes.
The minority Liberals have counted on the NDP in recent…
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