Speaker ruling clears path for more Trudeau confidence votes [Video]

After rallying his party’s caucus and staffers on Parliament Hill Tuesday with his vision for the “gutsy” campaign he eventually intends to run, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh signalled that he’s still not ready to help the other opposition parties trigger an early election, yet.

Though, as the only party still propping up the Liberal government, there will be a few chances in the next two weeks, where the NDP’s readiness to send Canadians into that campaign early, will be tested.

After two months of gridlock, on Monday, House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus informed MPs that he’ll be halting the Conservate-led filibuster of a privilege motion regarding documents related to a now-defunct green technology fund, so that a series of potentially high-stakes votes can happen before the holidays.

Fergus ruled that the now months-long debate that’s blocked most other House business from advancing can take a back seat temporarily, so …