Published Oct 17, 2023 at 6:01amConservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre makes a statement on Israel and Gaza in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
For the second time since the fall sitting got underway, the Conservatives are poised to seize temporary control of the House of Commons agenda, courtesy of a designated supply day that they intend to use to force a day-long debate — and, eventually, a vote — on the “inflationary deficits” that, the motion contends, have “directly led to 40-year inflation highs,” and “forced to increase interest rates 10 times in just 19 months.
would urge the “Liberal-NDP government exercise fiscal discipline,” and challenge the Liberals to present the House of Commons with “a fiscal plan that includes a pathway back to balanced budgets … prior to the Bank of Canada’s next policy interest rate decision on October 25, 2023.” Poilievre is expected to kick off the discussion later this morning, which will set the stage for a vote tomorrow afternoon, which, barring a sudden shift in cross-aisle dynamics, is virtually guaranteed to result in the motion going down to defeat due to the combined opposition of the Liberals and the New Democrats.