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Trudeau Survives Another No-Confidence Vote (Will He Pull a Biden?) – HotAir

Trudeau survived one no-confidence vote last week and he survived another one today.

Legislators in the House of Commons voted 207-121 to defeat a bid by the official opposition Conservative Party to topple Trudeau, who faces increasing voter fatigue after almost nine years in power.

Both the NDP and the Bloc Quebecois voted with the Liberals to keep Trudeau in power. But the Bloc has indicated its support is entirely dependent on the Liberals agreeing to one of their policy demands.

In a statement following the vote, Poilievre blamed the NDP and the Bloc Québécois for its failure, saying the former had “sold out working Canadians” while the latter is “letting down Quebecers”.

The Bloc Québécois, which represents the interests of Quebec, Canada’s French-speaking province, had issued an ultimatum to the Liberals for its continued support.

The sovereigntist party gave the…

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