The Bloc Québécois says it will begin talks with the other parties to bring down the Liberal government, after it didn’t provide support to two private members’ bills related to raising pension and keeping supply management out of trade negotiations, by Bloc’s deadline.
“The government was invited to pass into law two bills that came from the Bloc Québécois, that were approved and supported by all parties in the parliament,” Leader Yves-François Blanchet told reporters in Parliament. “They had until Oct. 29, which is today, to deliver that, which they did not do.”
Blanchet told reporters that his party had given the Liberal government five weeks to pass the bills, so that there would be time for an election before the end of the year. He said his party is ready for an election and “might be expecting that with enthusiasm,” and added that while Quebecers may not want an election, “they will understand that this is where we are now.”…