Bloc Leader Says Party Hasn’t Discussed Backing of Bills With Liberals to Avoid Election

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said there have been no formal discussions with the minority Liberal government regarding the ultimatum to support his party’s bills or face a potential early election.
“They haven’t asked for it and neither have we,” Blanchet told reporters in Ottawa on Oct. 1, adding that his party’s demands are non-negotiable.
He said there have only been light discussions between Bloc and Liberal MPs on the issue.
“We don’t know so much about the way they are thinking about it,” he said. “Some MPs sometimes speak with our people in the corridors here, but it’s not meaningful.”…