Bloc leader to push for early election after government doesn’t pass pension hike bill [Video]

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said Tuesday he will work with the other opposition parties to bring down the Liberal government after Ottawa failed to deliver what he wanted: a pension hike for some and further protections for supply-managed farm sectors.

After the NDP pulled out of its deal to prop up the Liberals, Blanchet stepped into the mix, saying he would back the Liberals on non-confidence votes if it passed two Bloc private member’s bills that hike Old Age Security payments for people between the ages of 65 and 74 and exempt dairy, poultry and eggs from future trade negotiations.

He gave the government a deadline of Oct. 29 to pass both bills into law.

Today’s the day and the bills aren’t law, so Blanchet is pushing ahead with an alternative plan: trying to topple this minority government.

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