Pierre Poilievre has announced that he will soon write to the governor general asking her to reconvene parliament so members can hold a non-confidence vote.
The Conservative leader's comments come after his NDP counterpart Jagmeet Singh finally said his party would "vote to bring this government down."
"I am writing today on a grave and urgent matter that requires immediate resolution, Poilievre wrote in his letter. "The Prime Minister has lost the confidence of the House of Commons and cannot continue to govern unless he regains it or wins a new election.
He noted that since the last confidence vote, Trudeau's own deputy prime minister has lost confidence in him and resigned, and 18 other MPs have spoken out publicly against him. An additional 60 members of his party have expressed similar sentiments.
"Altogether, that makes upwards of 70% of MPs who have lost confidence in the Prime Minister," Poilievre continued, "and yet, the Prime Minister continues to cling desperately to power. This would be wrong at any time, but these are not normal times. Canada faces a serious and potentially crippling trade threat from the United States. We have a growing border crisis. More than 1400 homeless encampments have overtaken Ontario alone. A drug crisis has killed more than 47,000 Canadians. Food banks are overwhelmed with demand, and their shelves are going empty."
Poilievre made it clear that the prime minister "can only govern as long as he has the confidence of the House of Commons," and called on the governor general to "act to ensure that he" understands his constitutional duty.
"The position of all opposition parties and a majority of the members of the House of Commons is clear," he concluded. "Only an election or an immediate confidence vote can provide the constitutional certainty we need at this grave time. I seek your most urgent response to this matter."
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