Liberals Survive Second Conservative Non-Confidence Vote in as Many Weeks

The Liberal government has survived a second non-confidence vote in as many weeks, putting at bay once again the possibility Canada would be plunged into an immediate election campaign. Members of Parliament voted on a Conservative motion this afternoon that called for MPs to declare they have lost faith in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his nine-year-old government. The Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois voted against the motion, as they did with a similar motion last week. Last month, the NDP ended a supply-and-confidence agreement that had stabilized the minority government for more than two years. Earlier in the day the Bloc forced a debate in the House of Commons about increasing old age security payments for all seniors, something that party says is key to earning its support....