Canada’s Conservative Government Defeated on Confidence Motion

Canada heads toward an election as the Conservative government fell on Friday when a confidence motion carried in the House of Commons with the support of all opposition MPs.
Canada’s Conservative Government Defeated on Confidence Motion
Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe tells reporters on Friday that the Conservatives wanted an election. Matthew Little/The Epoch Times
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/Harper_0027-cropped2_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/Harper_0027-cropped2_medium.jpg" alt="Prime Minister Stephen Harper tells reporters on Friday the opposition parties have chosen an unnecessary election at a time when the global economy is uncertain. (Matthew Little/The Epoch Times)" title="Prime Minister Stephen Harper tells reporters on Friday the opposition parties have chosen an unnecessary election at a time when the global economy is uncertain. (Matthew Little/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-122930"/></a>
Prime Minister Stephen Harper tells reporters on Friday the opposition parties have chosen an unnecessary election at a time when the global economy is uncertain. (Matthew Little/The Epoch Times)
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Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff talks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons after his motion finding the government in contempt of Parliament passed moments before. (Matthew Little/The Epoch Times)
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Matthew Little is a senior editor with Epoch Health.
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