{"id":21811,"date":"2020-11-19T09:29:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T14:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=21811"},"modified":"2020-11-27T15:04:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T20:04:16","slug":"will-there-be-a-federal-election-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/will-there-be-a-federal-election-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Will there be a federal election in 2021?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Roy L Hales<\/em><\/p>\n

Only weeks ago, Canada was on the verge of a federal election. If the NDP<\/a> had voted with the Conservative Party<\/a>, they could have toppled the\u00a0Trudeau government<\/a>. Our Member of Parliament,\u00a0Rachel Blaney<\/a>, explains why they didn\u2019t and what she thinks the prospects are for a Federal election in 2021.<\/p>\n

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Rachel Blaney talks about the prospects for a Federal election in 2021. Photo courtesy of MP Blaney's constituency office.<\/p><\/div>\n

The \u2018WE scandal\u2019<\/h2>\n

Shortly after the management of a $900 million student grant to WE Charity was announced, the federal government came under fire for WE\u2019s alleged connections to both the Trudeau and Morneau families<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Every Canadian party with\u00a0at least 12 MPs<\/a>\u00a0is allotted times to propose motions, for discussion and a vote.<\/p>\n

So, Blaney explained, the NDP proposed, \u201cthat we should have a special committee set up to address the WE scandal. We could take it out of all the other committees and have one committee come together for a short time, do that work and come back to the House of Commons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Expanding on an NDP motion<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe Conservatives took that idea and expanded upon it quite substantively. First of all the language around it was about studying the corruption in the Liberal Government. Of course, the Liberals were not a fan of that title. But it also gave the committee a lot of power. The committee would have been able to call the Prime Minister, or any minister, whenever it felt like \u2013 without consulting with them to find out a date that would work for them. It would have really put this committee in a place to decide how everything worked at all times,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo Government would ever support that. So we had conversations with the Conservatives and said, \u2018Come on, you've got to tone down the motion. We really want to see this work happen, the important part is to address the We scandal and what happened there.\u00a0 It should be addressed. Let\u2019s put it in a special committee \u2026 so it doesn\u2019t get in the way of all the other committees and the important work that those committees have to do,\" Blaney added.\"<\/p>\n

A confidence motion<\/h2>\n

Blaney explained what happened with the confidence motion in the House of Commons.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Conservatives did not want to back down and when they formally put forward the motion, the Liberals said this is a confidence motion. If all the opposition parties support this motion, we will go to an election.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NDP had already told the Conservatives, 'If you cannot make this a motion that makes sense, that really deals with the issue of we and doesn\u2019t make it a political power grab, we\u2019re just not interested in supporting it.'\"<\/p>\n

The Conservative motion was defeated, 180-146<\/a>, with the NDP, Greens and Independent MPs all supporting the Liberal government.<\/p>\n

Will there be a federal election next year?<\/h2>\n

Since the vote, there has been some speculation about a possible 2021 election. A Global News poll found<\/a> that 47 per cent of Canadians want Trudeau to wait until his term his over. CBC\u2019s poll tracker\u2019s latest projection<\/a> (Nov. 17) is for another Liberal victory, though not necessarily a majority. There were several references to a possible spring election in a recent ZOOM call of the North Island Powell River Greens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cortes Currents asked Rachel Blaney about the possibilities of an election in 2021?<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you are in a minority government, you\u2019re always waiting to see if there is going to be an election around the corner \u2026 Usually when there is a minority federal government, they last about a year. We\u2019ve just passed the year mark \u2026 So I expect there will be an election next year, I\u2019m just not certain when, and I certainly have not heard any gossip yet,\" she replied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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