Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is counting on the Bloc Quebecois and the NDP to help his minority Liberal government get things done in the face of what he anticipates will be systematic obstructionism by the Conservatives.
In an interview conducted Friday with The Canadian Press, ahead of Parliament’s return Monday after a six-week break, Trudeau made it clear he doesn’t just want the smaller, more ideologically compatible opposition parties to support the passage of Liberal bills.
He wants them to support measures to cut off debate and force votes on bills if the official Opposition Conservatives resort to procedural tricks to
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