Quebec opposition leader, Mario Dumont presented a surprise non-confidence motion that if approved, would send Quebecers to the polls on Dec 17th. It is unlikely to pass though, as the the Parti Québécois stated yesterday that it has no plans to support it.
Mr. Dumont sent his opponents scrambling and briefly set off a political drama after presenting a motion to defeat the government over its defence of the province's school boards, which the ADQ says should be abolished. Mr. Dumont has also criticized the Liberals on the economy, health care and government inaction.
Dumont tables surprise no-confidence motion
The nervous Liberals were relieved to hear the PQ House Leader reject the need for an election.
"You can't drag the people into an election just because you are unhappy with the government's response to your demands," Mr. Gendron said.
The no-confidence motion, the first to be tabled against Mr. Charest's government since the March 26 election, will be debated and voted on next Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Mario Dumont tables surprise no-confidence motion
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Dumont should have consulted with the PQ before tabling the motion. It would have saved him the embarrassment of seeing it fail. He comes out of this looking like an impatient person who is prone to making rash decisions.
Post a Comment