Bloc Québécois leader announces he will not work to keep Trudeau Liberals in power

by Clare Marie Merkowsky

(LifeSiteNews) — Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet has announced that he will not work to keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power.

In a September 11 interview, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet denied rumors that his Quebec separatist party would be forming a collation with Trudeau, declaring that he has no interest in keeping the Liberals in power.

“Let there be no ambiguity here,” said Blanchet. “We are not here to artificially extend the mandate of a Liberal government nor to promote the election of a Conservative government. We are here to work in the interests of Québecers.”

“It is none of my business what the Liberals do or don’t do,” he said, adding that there is little “left of the leadership of Mr. Trudeau.”

Blanchet’s statement seems to contradict Bloc House leader Alain Therrien, who hinted that a Bloc-Liberal deal could happen, saying that the party’s “objectives remain the same, but the means to get there will be much easier.”

“We will negotiate and seek gains for Quebec … our balance of power has improved, that’s for sure,” he added.

If a Bloc-Liberal deal were to be made, the Liberals would have enough votes to stave off a non-confidence motion and remain in power until the fall of 2025 when an election is mandated by law.

Until recently, the New Democratic Party (NDP) had worked with the minority Liberal government to support Trudeau. Through this agreement, the NDP had on a number of occasions voted against non-confidence motions brought forth by the Conservative Party, keeping Trudeau in power.

However, in a surprising move last week, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh pulled his official support for Trudeau’s Liberals.