October 15, 2024 12:41 GMT
CANADA: Politics Week: Trudeau Faces More Pressure To Resign
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- Toronto Star, Globe and Mail and CBC report over weekend citing unnamed sources that a group of Liberal lawmakers are circulating a document calling for Trudeau to step aside. Trudeau told reporters Monday he intends to stay to fight the next election.
- Six Indian diplomats expelled after police uncover evidence they are connected to violent crimes in Canada.
- Liberals continue to resist Bloc Quebecois demands to increase seniors' benefits. Bloc has said if those larger benefits aren't put into law by Oct. 29 they will stop supporting the government, leaving only the NDP keeping the minority Liberals in power.
- Canada's unelected Senators are suggesting they won't meet the Bloc's other demand to quickly pass legislation on "supply management" farmer protections.
- Government has yet to schedule a fall fiscal update that normally contains tax measures requiring a confidence vote, and it has several other confidence votes due before breaking for Christmas.
- Parliament last week passed pharmacare legislation, a key demand of the NDP, which has also moved away from supporting the Liberals on confidence votes. Legislature is on a Thanksgiving break this week.
- Provincial election in British Columbia on Oct 19.
- Polling aggregator 338Canada shows Conservatives likely to win a majority government if an election were held now.
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