Trudeau set to survive second confidence motion in Canada Parliament
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing increasing voter fatigue after almost nine years in power.
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OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to survive a second parliamentary confidence motion in less than a week on Oct 1 after opposition parties vowed to keep his minority Liberal government alive for now.
Mr Trudeau, facing increasing voter fatigue after almost nine years in power, easily brushed off a move by the official opposition
The right-of-centre Conservatives quickly proposed another confidence motion, which the House of Commons is due to vote on at around 3.30pm on Oct 1.
The Conservatives, who have a big lead in the polls ahead of an election that must be held by end-October 2025, need the backing of every single opposition legislator to succeed.
But the separatist Bloc Quebecois, which wants independence for the province of Quebec, said last week it would back Mr Trudeau until at least the end of this month in return for boosting seniors’ pensions.
Even if the Bloc does turn against Mr Trudeau, he could still be saved by the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP).
A Nanos poll released on Sept 27 showed the Conservatives on 42 per cent public support, far ahead of the NDP on 22 per cent and the Liberals on 21 per cent.
Given this would result in a huge Conservative victory if replicated in an election, the NDP could be tempted to keep Mr Trudeau in power, in the hope its own fortunes might recover. REUTERS
