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CANADA: Politics Week: Trudeau's Bloc Support Fading Over Seniors' Benefits

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  • Trudeau's Liberals survive a second non-confidence vote, but signal they may not support 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 Liberals in power.
  • Ministers have expressed concern the price tag of the Bloc's demand is high at CAD16 billion over five years. They have also suggested the Bloc's other demand to strengthen farmer trade protections known as supply management is more agreeable.
  • Liberals lost a non-binding vote in favor of the seniors' legislation, with all three major opposition parties voting against them.
  • 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.
  • Polling aggregator 338Canada shows Conservatives likely to win a majority government if an election were held now.
  • Sample headline: Conservatives ask lobbying commissioner to review Mark Carney’s role as Liberal adviser (Globe and Mail)
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  • Trudeau's Liberals survive a second non-confidence vote, but signal they may not support 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 Liberals in power.
  • Ministers have expressed concern the price tag of the Bloc's demand is high at CAD16 billion over five years. They have also suggested the Bloc's other demand to strengthen farmer trade protections known as supply management is more agreeable.
  • Liberals lost a non-binding vote in favor of the seniors' legislation, with all three major opposition parties voting against them.
  • 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.
  • Polling aggregator 338Canada shows Conservatives likely to win a majority government if an election were held now.
  • Sample headline: Conservatives ask lobbying commissioner to review Mark Carney’s role as Liberal adviser (Globe and Mail)