Singh to vote against non-confidence motion — even though it quotes his own words

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is eating his own words when it comes to his refusal to get behind the Conservatives’ non-confidence motion against the Trudeau Liberals. Singh has been oscillating for months between condemning Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for not doing enough for Canadians, and supporting the Liberals to spurn Pierre Poilievre and his Conservative party. Singh is eligible for a parliamentary pension at the end of February. Many have accused the NDP leader of his hypocrisy in supporting a government he doesn’t believe in to secure his pension, including Canadian businessman and former Dragons Den panelist W. Brett Wilson. .UPDATED: W. Brett Wilson confirms he would follow through on Singh's 'Private Pension Program'.The Tories on Thursday morning put forward a non-confidence motion in the House of Commons that quotes Singh’s own words. If the NDP votes in favour of the non-confidence motion, the Trudeau Liberal government would fall and a snap election would be called. Singh, however, as CTV reports, has said he’s not ready to vote…in favour of his own words of criticism against the prime minister. House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus this week informed MPs that he'll pause the parliamentary gridlock so the non-confidence and other important votes can take place. The filibuster has been in place for more than two months as the Liberals refuse to hand over green subsidy documents to the RCMP. The Speaker designated Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday as “opposition days.”.NDP, Greens cling to Liberals as Bloc prepares for non-confidence vote.Poilievre on Thursday used the window to put forward the non-confidence motion, based on three premises: “Whereas the leader of the NDP said he ‘ripped up’ his supply and confidence agreement with the Liberal government”“Whereas the NDP leader said, ‘the Liberals are too weak, too selfish and too beholden to corporate interests to fight for people’”“Whereas the NDP leader said, ‘the Liberal government will always cave to corporate greed, and always step in to make sure the unions have no power.’”“Therefore, the House agrees with the NDP Leader, and the House proclaims it has lost confidence in the Prime Minister and the government,” states the motion. The vote will be held Monday..Tories’ non-confidence vote quashed a second week in a row, Trudeau fails to appear.The Conservatives on Thursday said they plan to use all the opposition days granted by the Speaker to bring down the Liberal government. "Now that even the Liberal Speaker has ruled that Justin Trudeau must face opposition debate on nine years of his failures, common sense Conservatives will put forward three confidence motions that will be debated and voted on starting this week," said Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer in a statement, per CTV. Singh meanwhile has said he will not use the opposition day granted to the NDP (Friday) to topple the Liberal government..BREAKING: Bloc, NDP vote against Conservatives' non-confidence motion; Poilievre, Trudeau exchange scatological insults

Singh to vote against non-confidence motion — even though it quotes his own words

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