Liberal MPs say they will vote against Bloc motion on seniors benefits

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-liberal-mps-say-they-will-vote-against-bloc-motion-on-seniors-benefits/

18 Comments

  1. Hot-Percentage4836 on

    They want to force the Bloc to follow up with its threats? Will the Bloc follow?

  2. Key_Mongoose223 on

    But the block is having its opposition days this week right? So they would have to call their bluff and put up a confidence vote now rather than the deadline they had given?

  3. Now it is up to Jagmeet to decide if wants an election or not. The Bloc and CPC don’t have enough MPs to force a no confidence vote.

    What will he do? He is caught between a rock and a hard place, calling an election means NDP are going to lose seats, but not calling one shows voters NDP are keeping an extremely unpopular government in power.

  4. CamberMacRorie on

    Thank god. I’ll give the Libs the tiny amount of credit they’re due for not folding to this insane demand on order to secure their death grip onto power for a few more months. Jagmeet will probably just keep supporting them anyways.

  5. I’m very impressed that they are standing up and refusing to be bullied.

    I think this is the right call and I am glad they made it.

  6. We are getting to George Constanza at PlayNow Industries level of refusal to leave with Trudeau now

  7. CrunchyPeanutMaster on

    The Bloc has a chance today to send a message as there will be a confidence vote for the capital gains tax grab.

  8. Professional-Cry8310 on

    OAS is projected to cost the Canadian taxpayers $100 billion/year by 2028. The largest expense in the federal government’s budget, even larger than interest on their debt or healthcare transfers.

    Increasing it is a nonstarter.

  9. Nice looking forward to the Bloc looking as toothless as the NDP. Or maybe they’ll surprise us with an election, either way should be good 👍

  10. Honestly, it feels like the government keeps dropping the ball on supporting seniors. Like, they’ve worked hard their whole lives and deserve better! It’s wild that Liberal MPs are just gonna vote against this motion. Are they not listening to what people actually need? It’s super frustrating when they just play politics instead of doing what’s right for the community. Seniors shouldn’t have to fight for benefits that should be a given! 💔​

  11. weatheredanomaly on

    A broken clock is right twice. It’s time to stop feeding future generations to the gluttonous boomers. They made their bed.