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Could the House’s procedural impasse set the stage for a federal election?

Expert warns of an ‘accidental election’ if parties don’t budge in the current political stalemate, as Conservatives filibuster House proceedings and the Bloc Québécois sticks to its OAS ultimatum.

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BY SOPHALL DUCH
October 13, 2024

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Rising hostility among party leaders and Bloc’s demands put minority Parliament on edge

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Could the House’s procedural impasse set the stage for a federal election?

Expert warns of an ‘accidental election’ if parties don’t budge in the current political stalemate, as Conservatives filibuster House proceedings and the Bloc Québécois sticks to its OAS ultimatum.

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