Next week could be the first opportunity for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to introduce a non-confidence motion asking the other parties to topple the Liberal government.
Poilievre promised he would bring such a motion at the first chance he had, after the NDP ended its supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals earlier this month.
It now appears that chance will come on Sept. 24.
Opposition parties can introduce motions, including those declaring non-confidence in the government, on specific days designated in the House of Commons calendar.
The number of opposition days and which party they go to is determined at the start of a session, and the actual days are scheduled by the government.
During a meeting of House leaders on Tuesday, the government told the other parties that the first of five opposition days for the Conservatives this fall will be next week.
That means a debate on the Tory …