Trudeau Liberals survive another non-confidence vote

After Monday’s Conservative confidence vote failed, MPs then voted against an NDP motion to permanently remove GST from essential goods. "We're not gonna play their games," said Jagmeet Singh.

Alex Dhaliwal
  |   December 10, 2024   |   News   |   1 Comment

A fourth Conservative attempt to topple the federal government failed Monday, with New Democrats propping up the floundering Liberals once more.

Meanwhile, New Democrats have refused to support confidence matters, noting that Canadians are “struggling” and deserve a government that works for them.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh formally repudiated his 2022 Supply And Confidence Agreement on September 4.  At the time, he said the Trudeau government was “too weak, too selfish” to work with. The first non-confidence vote came shortly thereafter. 

“The Conservatives made a point of saying that you weren't in the chamber during the recorded vote for their non-confidence motion that quotes you quite extensively. Was there a reason you weren't in the chamber for that particular vote?” a reporter asked the MP on Monday.

“I had a meeting, and I voted outside of the chambers,” replied Singh. “I came in for the vote on our motion,” he added.

After the confidence vote failed, MPs then voted on an NDP motion that would permanently remove GST from essential goods, reported the Epoch Times. It also failed, garnering support from only New Democrats and Greens. 

“Listen, it should come as no surprise that we're not going to vote in favour of any of their games because that's what they're doing. They're playing games,” Singh said of the Conservative Opposition. Prior confidence votes on September 16, October 1, and November 28 also failed.

Conservatives intend to table their final confidence motion Tuesday afternoon, following Question Period, reported CTV News.

“We're not gonna play their games,” the NDP leader said, alleging Conservatives would cut programs. “I have no interest in that,” he added.

“We're gonna keep on fighting for Canadians.” 

In March 2022, New Democrats pledged support for Trudeau in confidence matters through June 2025. In exchange, the Liberals would prioritize pharmacare and dental care in the House of Commons.

Cabinet reneged on the agreement last December 31 by failing to pass a pharmacare bill as promised. “I am going into this with eyes wide open,” Singh said at the time.

“I want people to actually start to benefit from the dental care legislation we passed,” he said last Wednesday.

The Tories will have two more opportunities after the fact to dissolve Parliament, with the Bloc Québécois likely to support the Official Opposition.

The Québec separatists could not strike a deal with the Trudeau government in October, after failing to pass pension reform and supply management legislation, prompting them to call for a snap election.

Despite expressing similar frustrations, New Democrats have been unwilling to fire Trudeau. Singh said his party is not looking to call a snap election.

“They’re [Canadians] having a hard time affording their groceries,” he previously told reporters. “They're having a hard time affording a place to call home and seniors are just getting help with their teeth.”

At the time, the Trudeau government and allied New Democrats passed a $1.6 billion GST relief package for consumers, when purchasing essential goods. The average Canadian household will save only $4.51 in GST over a two-month period, starting December 14.

Excluded from the so-called tax relief were the $250 rebate cheques promised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Singh and his caucus voted against the measure as it excluded seniors and Canadians on disability.

Cabinet on November 21 said only working Canadians earning less than $155,000 last year would be eligible for the rebate, reported Blacklock’s. That amounts to 18.7 million people.

The NDP motion, which also asked to expand rebate eligibility, failed to garner strong support. “It is a slap in the face,” Singh told reporters.

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Alex Dhaliwal

Calgary Based Journalist

Alex Dhaliwal is a Political Science graduate from the University of Calgary. He has actively written on relevant Canadian issues with several prominent interviews under his belt.

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  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2024-12-10 19:48:09 -0500
    A non confidence vote will work better in March. Jagmeet Singh will get his coveted pension and may be more likely to vote against Trudeau. Nothing matters to Singh but that golden pension. What a rich fool! He’s one of many idiots who are never happy with having enough.