China News Service, Toronto, August 12 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) The Canadian opposition Quebec Group is trying to seize the ruling Liberal Party's alleged involvement in conflicts of interest in the student service grant program, and "force the palace" on the Trudeau government.
Quebec Group leader Blanche told the media in Ottawa on August 12 local time that if Prime Minister Trudeau, Treasury Secretary Mono and the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Katie Telford do not voluntarily resign, the party he leads will try to A vote of no confidence will be used to trigger the general election this fall. Blanche had threatened to raise a motion of no confidence in the Trudeau government over the bursary crisis about half a month ago.
Data map: Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau. China News Agency issued MSC/Kuhlmann photo
The Trudeau government announced the launch of a student service grant program involving more than 900 million Canadian dollars at the end of June. However, the media later disclosed that the project was handed over to the management of "We Charity", a charity organization that had close relationships with Trudo and Mono's family. Chief of Staff Telford’s husband’s company has a direct partnership with "Our Charity."
The Ethics Commissioner of the Canadian Parliament has launched an investigation into whether Trudeau and others violated the "Conflict of Interest Act." Not only did Trudeau and Mono publicly apologize to the people for this, but he and several senior officials have recently been questioned by the House Finance Committee.
The Liberal Party led by Trudeau won only a handful of governments in the general election last October. This means that if the opposition parties form an alliance, it is possible to use a vote of no confidence to bring down the Liberal Party and trigger a new general election.
But right now the opposition party’s chances of winning are limited. The Quebecers is currently the third largest party in the House of Representatives. Even with the Conservative Party, the largest opposition party, its votes in the House of Representatives are still not enough to defeat the Liberal Party. The Conservative Party will conduct the election of its leader in late August. Although its current leaders and popular candidates have continued to criticize Trudeau recently, they have not yet made a clear statement of support for the collapse of the cabinet.
The other two parties in the parliament, the New Democratic Party and the Green Party, have expressed their disapproval of elections during the epidemic.
Trudeau has not yet responded to Blanche's remarks. There have been rumors in Canadian public opinion that Trudeau intends to change the finance minister. The Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement to the media on August 11 in response, stating that Trudeau had “full confidence” in Mono.
According to a survey conducted by the Canadian election polling agency, since the beginning of July, the approval rate of the Liberal Party has dropped from about 40% to about 35%, while the Conservative Party's popularity has risen slightly, with a support rate of about 30%. (Finish)