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.”
But can the Governor General do what the Conservative leader is asking?
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