Don’t think that a no-confidence vote is 100% going to happen when the government returns from winter break. Trudeau still has a secret up his sleeve, a little trick called “prorogue parliament”.
Looking back to our previous reports, Trudeau has the ability to use this executive order to temporarily suspend the government and prevent a vote from taking place, but he hasn’t taken advantage of this so far. Fears now grow that, as the winter break nears an end soon, and most of parliament wants Trudeau out, he could now prorogue Parliament in order to buy himself even more time to stay in power. One activist, leader of Democracy Watch, Duff Conacher, said that “Democracy Watch will consider filing a court challenge if the Prime Minister asks the Governor General to prorogue Parliament at a time where it is clear that the prorogation is a self-interested move to protect the interests of the Liberal Party by preventing a majority of MPs from voting non-confidence in the government.” Constitutional scholar Stéphane Sérafin stated that this sort of challenge will likely fall into the duties of the Federal courts to decide the fate of Trudeau if a challenge to his federal powers is possed. The public’s reaction to the potential prorogation of Parliament has been mixed, with some citizens expressing outrage over what they perceive as an undemocratic move. Many Canadians are concerned about the implications for transparency and accountability, fearing that it undermines the democratic process. Most don’t wish for proroguing of Parliament, but it is the Prime Minister’s right, even if it comes at a horrible time. Trudeau treads on thin ice, and his time in office is coming to an end one way or another.