Bloc Québécois Says It Won’t Back Tories’ Confidence Motion

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet said his party will not vote in favour of a Conservative non-confidence motion next week, making an early election unlikely.
“Will the Bloc vote in favour of the Conservative motion next week? The answer is no,” Blanchet told reporters on Sept. 18, hours after the Tories had tabled the motion.
“The motion contains absolutely nothing. It essentially says: Do you want to replace Justin Trudeau with Pierre Poilievre? The answer is no.”
A successful non-confidence motion typically leads to the government dissolving Parliament. The move would bring Canada into a fall election, while a failed vote would result in Parliament carrying on as usual.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded that Poilievre “believes in slogans” but did not want to help Canadians with Liberal policies like dental care and pharmacare.
Earlier in the day, Blanchet told his caucus that the party would not support a non-confidence motion unless “I get the impression that the Liberals won’t be inclined to give us what we want.” He said calling an early election could prevent his party from benefiting from the Liberals on priorities like medical assistance in dying and support for seniors.
“We will be voting on whether things are good for us or bad for us, and the government may or may not fall, that’s not what we’ll be voting on,” Blanchet said.