Canada's Trudeau survives no-confidence vote in parliament [View all]

Source: BBC

Canada's Trudeau survives no-confidence vote in parliament

25 September 2024

Nadine Yousif
BBC News, Toronto

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has survived a motion in parliament aimed at bringing down his government and triggering an election.

Wednesday's no-confidence vote is the first in a series of similar votes expected to be put forward by the opposition Conservative Party amid Trudeau's plummeting approval ratings.

The motion failed after opposition leader Pierre Poilievre fell short in his effort to shore up support from leaders of two other political parties in parliament, the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Bloc Québécois.

Trudeau, who has been Canada’s prime minister for nine years, has been leading under a minority government.

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