Governor General won’t listen to Pierre Poilievre: expert [Video]

A historically difficult week for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government ended with a renewed push from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to topple this government – this time in the form a letter to the Governor General.

In a Friday afternoon press conference, Poilievre told reporters he was writing to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, “asking her to reconvene Parliament and require a non-confidence vote.”

The letter itself doesn’t state that exactly – rather, it implores her to “use your authority to inform the prime minister that he must” recall the House of Commons so a non-confidence vote can be held. It asks her to “confer with” the prime minister, “to ensure that he understands his constitutional duty.”