MPs debate another Tory non-confidence motion after Liberals survive first vote

Less than 24 hours after the Conservatives lost their first attempt to topple the government the Tories are trying again.

A new motion being debated Thursday states that the House of Commons has lost confidence in the Liberal government and “offers Canadians the option to axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime.”

That’s the list of slogans the Tories have been using for months.

NDP MP Charlie Angus said Thursday the confidence vote was about “whether the leader of the Opposition should be trusted.”

The series of confidence votes comes after the NDP ended the supply-and-confidence deal that had kept the government stable since early 2022.

The Bloc Québécois has given the Liberals until Oct. 29 to pass two private member’s bills related to supply management and old age security if they want to avoid an election before Christmas.

On Wednesday, the majority of MPs voted against the first non-confidence motion that was put forward by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

The Conservatives are now accusing the NDP and Bloc Québécois of propping up a government they have repeatedly criticized.

However, the NDP and Bloc are rejecting the Conservatives’ framing of events, saying that the non-confidence vote essentially asks them to support Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre over Trudeau.

MPs will vote on the latest Tory motion on Oct. 1 and on another confidence motion related to the Liberals’ capital gains tax changes on Oct. 2.