A Bloc Québécois motion calling on the government to advance a bill increasing spending on seniors’ benefits has passed without Liberal support, leading to a warning from the Bloc leader that his party might talk to other parties about bringing down the government as soon as next week.
The Bloc’s motion, introduced on Oct. 1, called for the government “to take the necessary steps to ensure that a royal recommendation is granted as soon as possible” to Bill C-319, a private member’s bill to amend the Old Age Security Act. The motion passed with 181 “yays” to 143 “nays,” with the Bloc, Conservatives, New Democrats, and Greens voting in favour, and the Liberals opposing it….