Politics
Trudeau Courts Canadian Separatists Party to Stay in Power
Just days after Canada’s NDP party cut ties with Canada’s liberal party Justin Trudeau has approached the Bloc Quebecois a Canadian separatists party to maintain his grip on power in Canada. Trudeau is facing pressure to resign as nearly 78 Percent of Canadians disapprove of his leadership.
The Bloc Quebecois expressed its willingness to collaborate with the Liberals in order to secure support during confidence ballots in the wake of the supply and confidence agreement with the NDP expiring on Sunday. The BQ has formulated a list of demands in response.
Bloc House Leader Alain Therrien expressed his satisfaction that his party has regained its balance of power in the House at Trudeau’s expense in an interview conducted prior to Monday’s party caucus retreat in the Outaouais region.
He referred to the circumstance as a “window of opportunity” now that the Liberals are genuine minority government.
In the interim, Premier Danielle Smith of Alberta has explicitly stated that she does not wish for the Liberals to join forces with the Bloc Quebecois in order to preserve their position of authority.
Although the Liberals may collaborate with the Bloc Quebecois, Smith stated that it “does not have a mandate to negotiate with Quebec separatists at the expense of Alberta, the West, and the rest of the country.”.
The federal government does not have a mandate to bargain with Quebec separatists at the expense of Alberta, the West and the rest of the country. If the Liberals go down this path we need an election to be called immediately.
— Danielle Smith (@ABDanielleSmith) September 9, 2024
Smith tweeted on Monday, ““If the Liberals go down this path, we need an election to be called immediately”.
The NDP has expressed its willingness to contemplate supporting Trudeau on a “vote-by-vote basis,” while the Conservatives have promised to introduce a motion of no confidence in the current government.
Despite the fact that Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives have pledged to hold numerous confidence votes in order to precipitate a general election, the Bloc’s approach is to leverage their newly acquired status to achieve what they perceive as significant benefits for Quebec.
