Yves-François Blanchet says Liberals must pass legislation or lose support of party propping up government
has insisted that the political lifeline depends on the quick passage of two pieces of legislation, and warned Canada’s embattled prime minister that he remains “very vulnerable”.
The Bloc’s newfound political power follows a tumultuous month in parliament, in which Jagmeet Singh, leader of the leftwing New Democratic party –Amid the instability, Blanchet’s party sensed a rare political opening. Formed in 1990 with the aim of promoting Quebec sovereignty at the federal level, the Bloc was initially envisioned as a temporary stopgap to a successful referendum on secession from Canada. But, “humiliating” and “almost archeological” in repeated calls for it to be scrapped as the foundation of Canada’s political system.
Other Liberals have been more cautious in their criticism. The parliamentary secretary, Adam van Koeverden, told reporters “the Bloc’s heart is in the right place” but suggested there were other routes to addressing poverty among seniors.
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