Bloc to push Liberals on pension payments with opposition day motion
The Bloc Québécois will try to put the squeeze on the Liberals Tuesday by calling for a debate in the House of Commons about increasing old age pension payments for all seniors.
Yves François Blanchet in political news
There's a battle brewing over generational fairness as Bloc Québécois demands a pension hike
A debate over how Ottawa chooses to divide its spending among age cohorts is ramping up as the Bloc Québécois pushes the Liberal minority government to boost Old Age Security (OAS) payments.
Liberal political strategy at odds with Bloc demands for old age security bill
The government has just weeks to decide if it will meet the $16-billion demand from the Bloc Québécois to stave off an election for a few more months, but the stipulation may be at odds with the political and fiscal plans of the Liberals.
After first non-confidence motion failed, Poilievre is back with another one
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tabled a non-confidence motion in the House of Commons on Thursday — less than 24 hours after the last one failed.
Jagmeet Singh says NDP will back Liberals in non-confidence vote
Days after pulling out of a deal to prop up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday his MPs will vote to support the Liberal government in next week's non-confidence motion vote — which, if adopted, would trigger a federal election.
As Parliament returns, support for Trudeau at ‘new low’: poll
As the House of Commons gets back to business for the fall session, support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government has hit a “new low,” new polling shows.
Canadian MPs to return after seismic shifts over summer break
On Monday Parliamentarians will return to the familiar stone walls of West Block in Ottawa to find the political landscape has shifted significantly.
Bloc Québécois says end of Liberal-NDP deal is 'window of opportunity' for party
The Bloc Québécois says its ready to wheel and deal with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's party for support during confidence votes now that the Liberal government's supply-and-confidence agreement with the NDP has ended.
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