iPolitics By Kady O Malley. Published on May 13, 2021 6:01am Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, seen here in a 2019 photo, will speak with reporters before debate begins on his party s motion. (Prime Minister s Office photo)
The Bloc Québécois are set to spend their first designated opposition day of the spring supply cycle making the case that, when it comes to avoiding a snap election amid a pandemic, “it is the responsibility of the government to make every effort to ensure that voters are not called to the polls as long as this pandemic continues.”
As the Canadian Press notes, Bloc members have “repeatedly (voted) non-confidence in the minority Liberal government” most recently “less than three weeks ago,” when the Bloc not only sided with the Conservatives to reject the plan in
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iPolitics By Kady O Malley. Published on May 11, 2021 6:01am Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will discuss the pandemic during a press conference later this morning. (Andrew Meade/iPolitics)
In what has quietly and unofficially become a standing Tuesday morning ritual,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to the precinct to “address Canadians on the COVID-19 situation” before opening the floor for both pandemic- and non-pandemic-related questions from the assembled media. (11:30 AM)
Joining him for the briefing session:
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who will likely be invited to respond to a recent Facebook posting by
Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu that suggested the “federal Liberals,” along with “the NDP (and) the media … were looking for and want … a disaster on our hands,” as well as