NDP MP says he may not play Poilievre's 'procedural games' to carry down

NDP MP says he   may not  play Poilievre's 'procedural games' to   carry  down Trudeau
Angus   stated  he   might  '  placed  united states  first' and   might  '  now no longer  vote with Pierre Poilievre to   pressure  an election'
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OTTAWA — At least one NDP MP is reluctant to   carry  down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's   authorities  and   pressure  a federal election if it   method  placing  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in power.

"  I actually have  an extended  and   constant  report  of opposing Mr. Poilievre's tactics. I do   now no longer  agree with  he's  match  for   management  and could  now no longer  help  his procedural games,"   stated  New Democrat Charlie Angus, in an   e-mail  to National Post, in a   connection with  a Conservative ploy   to apply  the general public  money owed  committee to   quick  carry  down the   authorities  in January.



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Angus   published  to Facebook that he   might  "  placed  united states  first" and   might  "  now no longer  vote with Pierre Poilievre to   pressure  an election." Poilievre's Conservatives have a   big  lead   withinside the  polls and   might  be   closely  favoured to win a majority   authorities  if an election   had been  held today.

"Canadians deserve a plan,   now no longer  political brinkmanship" wrote Angus.


Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises   at some stage in  query  duration  withinside the  House of Commons on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.
The Conservatives have   a brand new  plan to   carry  down the   authorities  quick
Then-Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.
'A   general  unmitigated disaster': Reaction to Freeland's resignation and the Liberal chaos

The MP's   role  clashes with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's pledge   in advance  this month to introduce a non-  self assurance  movement  after Parliament returns on Jan. 27.

"If our   celebration  brings   ahead  a   movement  it might be  clean  to me that the Trudeau   authorities  will fall,"   stated  Angus,   despite the fact that  he didn't   make clear  if he   might  individually  vote for the NDP non-  self assurance  movement .

Conservatives wasted no time pillorying Singh and the NDP for the   blended  message, arguing it proves Singh's "  phrase  is   entirely  worthless," in a   declaration  from the   celebration  attributed to House Leader Andrew Scheer.
Angus, who has already   introduced  he won't be   going for walks  withinside the  subsequent  federal election,   stated  that Trudeau's political shelf   lifestyles  is   probably  to be   restricted  anyway, after the dramatic resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Dec. 16.

Freeland resigned hours   earlier than  she   turned into  set to   supply  a fall   monetary  declaration  that blew   beyond  the   authorities 's   economic  targets. In her resignation letter addressed to Trudeau   published  at the  social media   webweb page  X, Freeland   stated  she had argued for "eschewing   expensive  political gimmicks"   withinside the  face   of great  monetary  threats from the United States.

"Ms. Freeland has   achieved  great  harm  to Mr. Trudeau and it's   now no longer  clean  how   lengthy  this   authorities  will survive,"   stated  Angus, in an   e-mail  to National Post.

Since Freeland's resignation, Trudeau has weathered   growing  calls from his   very own  caucus to   surrender  as leader, which   might  activate  a Liberal   management  race   beforehand  of   the approaching  federal election in 2025. Some political observers have speculated that Trudeau   may want to  close  down Parliament,   both  to   surrender  and   permit  time for a   management  race or to reset his   authorities 's   schedule  earlier than  the approaching  election.

Trudeau   advised  his caucus that he   might  use the   vacations  to "reflect" on his   destiny  with the   celebration . During   a vacation  ski   experience  to British Columbia, Trudeau has even   confronted  the ire of passersby   at the  ski slopes,   along with  a   lady  who   advised  him to "please get the f— out of B.C."

New Brunswick MP Wayne Long, who has been calling for Trudeau to step down   for the reason that  summer,   published  a letter from the Atlantic Liberal caucus addressed to the   top  minister calling on him to   surrender .

Atlantic caucus chair and Nova Scotia MP Kody Blois signed the letter, which argues that Canada   wishes  new   management  to   reply  to tariff threats from incoming U.S. President Donald Trump. Blois   additionally  factors  to public   feedback  via way of means of  competition  leaders that they plan to vote non-  self assurance  withinside the  authorities  while  Parliament resumes.

"If   we're  to have any   danger  withinside the  subsequent  election, and   save you  a Pierre Poilievre   authorities , we   want  new   management  with   a brand new  imaginative and prescient  for our   celebration  and the   united states ," Long wrote on Facebook.

Long wouldn't say Monday how   most of the  24 Liberal MPs   withinside the  Atlantic caucus agreed to   ship  the letter,   however  stated  there has been  a "  clean  majority" in favour of it, with "no   want  for a   display  of hands" at a Dec. 23 meeting.



"We   got here  to   quite  an awful lot  the   identical  end  as   the alternative  local  caucuses,"   stated  the MP,   relating to  leaked   information about  Ontario and Atlantic Liberal MPs agreeing it   turned into  time for Trudeau to step aside.

The   supply  additionally  stated  that   a few  at the  call, like retiring Vancouver MP Joyce Murray,   endorsed  for Trudeau to   live  on as   top  minister.

Surrey, B.C., MP Sukh Dhaliwal publicly voiced his   endured  help  for Trudeau   ultimate  week.

Calgary Liberal MP George Chahal,   one of the  celebration 's     MPs in Alberta,   additionally  known as  for Trudeau's resignation over the weekend, posting on social media a letter he   despatched  to the president of the Liberal   celebration .

"Our   management  isn't  listening to  Canadians   and lots of  Liberals are ringing   the hearthplace  alarm," wrote Chalal.

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