Posted on 09/25/2024 3:51:32 PM PDT by Kriggerel
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has survived a motion in parliament aimed at bringing down his government and triggering an election.
Wednesday's no-confidence vote is the first in a series of similar votes expected to be put forward by the opposition Conservative Party amid Trudeau's plummeting approval ratings.
The motion failed after opposition leader Pierre Poilievre fell short in his effort to shore up support from leaders of two other political parties in parliament, the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Bloc Québécois.
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The map tells the story.
Loss of Quebec would turn Canada into a geographical mess—where the East and West would be isolated from each other.
Oh, so Quebec has the unchanging advantage of geography.
classic autocorrect lol- couldn’t have been more accurate
So they do have confidence?
“Loss of Quebec would turn Canada into a geographical mess—where the East and West would be isolated from each other.”
Sort of. The First Nations in current Quebec boundaries would likely want to stay in Canada, so their lands would leave Quebec.
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