NDP House Leader Indicates Party Will Support Non-Confidence Vote if Trudeau Remains in Office

NDP House Leader Peter Julian announced that his party plans to vote no-confidence in the minority Liberal government if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains in power at the end of the winter season.

Singh had called for Trudeau’s resignation, but when questioned about declaring no-confidence in the government, he responded, “All tools, all options are on the table.”

When asked for clarification, Singh reiterated that “all options are on the table, meaning anything is possible.”

Singh emphasized that Trudeau and the Liberal government are self-centered and involved in internal conflicts while people struggle to meet everyday needs.

Singh and Julian made their remarks following Chrystia Freeland’s resignation as a cabinet minister. In her resignation letter to Trudeau, she cited disagreements over economic management and criticized him for engaging in costly political maneuvers.

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In her resignation, Freeland did not specify the economic policies she disagreed with, but the Parliament recently passed a two-month GST holiday with NDP support.

Julian informed CBC News that there will be no-confidence votes in February and March, and if Trudeau hasn’t resigned by then, the NDP will withdraw its support.

During a confidence motion, if the situation remains chaotic and the Prime Minister refuses to step down by the end of February or early March, the NDP will take action, according to Julian. “So yes, the NDP, as the responsible party, will take the lead on that,” he stated.

The NDP had kept the Liberal government in power through a supply-and-confidence deal since March 2022. Singh had terminated the agreement in September, just before byelections in Winnipeg and Montreal where the NDP was performing well.

After ending the deal that would have kept Liberals in power until June 2025, Singh mentioned that the party would assess each confidence vote separately. The NDP did not express no-confidence during the fall session.

Singh reiterated his call for Trudeau to step down in the House of Commons on Dec. 17, accusing him of neglecting workers in favor of wealthy CEOs.

During the final question and answer session before the break, Singh stated, “Will the prime acknowledge he has failed? He has to quit.”

In response, Government House Leader Karina Gould highlighted that MPs had recently voted in confidence of the government multiple times. The House had passed supplementary estimates and rejected a Conservative no-confidence motion that included Singh’s criticism of Trudeau.

Trudeau has shown no intentions of resigning despite mounting internal criticism following the loss of a Toronto stronghold in a June byelection.