Trudeau under pressure: a committee of the Parliament of Canada is preparing a meeting for a vote of no confidence

A Canadian parliamentary committee led by an MP from the opposition Conservative Party will hold a meeting during the legislative recess in hopes of speeding up the ouster of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, a lawmaker said on Friday. UNN with reference to Reuters.

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A House of Commons committee will begin sitting Jan. 7 to consider and vote on a vote of no confidence in the Liberal government, committee chair John Williamson said in a letter to committee members. Ultimately, the motion must be passed by the House of Commons to bring down the government.

Parliament will resume work on January 27.

Trudeau, in power since 2015, has come under increasing pressure to resign since his former finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, resigned on Dec. 16.

Williamson, a Conservative MP, said he was ready to hold a meeting during January with a view to holding a vote of no confidence as early as January 30.

Trudeau’s options have narrowed since New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, who is helping the Liberals stay in power, said last week he would move to oust the minority Liberal government and trigger an election.

“It is now clear that the Liberal government does not have the confidence of Parliament. The Conservatives, members of the Bloc Québécois and the NDP, which represent the majority of MPs, have all announced that they will vote no confidence in the Liberal government,” Williamson said in a copy of the letter he posted on social media.

However, Trudeau can announce a break in parliament, which will formally end the current session and prevent opposition lawmakers from voting on a vote of no confidence.

All opposition parties will need to support one motion to send the government out of office.

The group led by Williamson includes five Liberal MPs, four Conservative MPs and one each from the NDP and Bloc Québécois.

Canadian governments must demonstrate that they have the confidence of the House of Commons. Votes on the budget and other spending are considered a measure of confidence, and if the government loses it, it falls. In almost all cases, the election campaign begins immediately.

We will remind

Canada’s Finance Minister Freeland resigned amid disagreements with Trudeau over the response to Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs. The resignation sparked a government crisis and calls for the resignation of Canada’s prime minister himself.