Conservative Party Stalls Its Own Non-Confidence Motion in Parliament Deadlock
House of Commons gridlock persists as Conservatives demand unredacted documents on alleged green fund misspending.
- The Conservative Party blocked its own non-confidence motion, requiring unanimous consent to proceed, to maintain focus on a privilege debate that has paralyzed Parliament for two months.
- The privilege debate stems from Conservative demands for unredacted documents related to allegations of misspending in a defunct green technology fund.
- Liberal House Leader Karina Gould attempted to adjourn the privilege debate, but the Conservatives refused, prolonging the legislative impasse.
- The Conservatives sought to leverage NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's past criticisms of the Liberals to sway the NDP into supporting a non-confidence motion, but this effort also stalled.
- The prolonged gridlock in the House of Commons risks delaying key government deadlines and creating financial disruptions if unresolved.