Liberals won't support Bloc motion on old age security
Bloc leader says the deadline still stands after Liberals vote against pension motion
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says the Oct. 29 deadline his party set for the government to meet a key policy demand still stands after the Liberals largely voted against his party's motion on Wednesday.
Liberals vote against Bloc Quebecois’ old age security motion
Most Liberals voted against a Bloc motion calling for the government to give a royal recommendation to a bill that would increase pensions for seniors under age 75 by 10 per cent.
Bloc Québécois motion on old age security passes without Liberal support
The Liberals say they will not support the Bloc Québécois in a House of Commons vote about increasing old age security payments for all seniors, despite an ultimatum by the opposition party that threatens to topple the minority government.
Canada's Liberal Minority Government Faces New Threat to Survival From Bloc Quebecois -- Update
The Bloc Quebecois, which holds the third-most seats in Canada's legislature, said its future support of the minority Liberal government is conditional on Trudeau pushing through measures, by Oct. 29, that improve pension benefits and protect certain agricultural sectors from trade treaties.
Liberals will vote against Bloc's pension motion, government House leader says
Government House leader Karina Gould says the Liberals will today vote against a key Bloc Québécois motion that the opposition party has presented as a condition of its support in future confidence votes.
Liberals reject Bloc’s old age security motion to increase payments to seniors
In Ottawa there’s a battle underway over whether to increase old age security payments to seniors, an idea put forward by the Bloc Quebecois. With the Liberal minority government relying on the opposition for support,
Bloc pushes government on pension pact as Liberals survive non-confidence vote
The Liberal government survived a second non-confidence vote in as many weeks Tuesday, once again putting off the possibility Canada would be plunged into an immediate election campaign.
There's a battle brewing over generational fairness as Bloc Québécois demands a pension hike
A debate over how Ottawa chooses to divide its spending among age cohorts is ramping up as the Bloc Québécois pushes the ...
Bloc Québécois push for pension payment increase
With the support of the NDP and the Bloc Québécois, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has survived a second non-confidence vote.
The Bloc Québécois threatens the finances of millennials and Gen Z
If the Bloc gets its way, younger Canadians will be on the hook to pay even more taxes for boomers’ OAS benefits ...
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Bloc Québécois to force debate on call for government to back proposed pension boost
Yves-Francois Blanchet, Leader of the Bloc Quebecois, rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean ...
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Liberal political strategy at odds with Bloc demands for old age security bill
The government has just weeks to decide if it will meet the $16-billion demand from the Bloc Québécois to stave off an election for a few more months, but the stipulation may be at odds with the ...
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Quebec premier calls on Bloc Québécois to help topple Trudeau government next week, Blanchet says ‘it’s still no’
Quebec Premier François Legault is calling on the Bloc Québécois to overthrow the Trudeau government next Tuesday and trigger ...
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Bloc pension demands at odds with Liberal political strategy, economic plans
Bloc leader Yves-Francois Blanchet speaks with reporters outside caucus, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 in Ottawa. The government has just weeks to decide if it will meet the Bloc Québécois' $16 ...