Nov. 2: Gallant government faces crucial confidence vote
Premier Brian Gallant's minority Liberal government faces a key confidence vote today.
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CBC New Brunswick will be livestreaming Premier Brian Gallant's speech this morning and the three votes. You can also follow the liveblog.
It is all here: cbc.ca/news/canada/ne… #nbpoliby Dan McHardie via twitter 11/2/2018 11:49:39 AM -
I'm in the press gallery seats on the floor of the legislature to witness today's historic vote. A few MLAs are trickling in.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 11:52:46 AM -
PC house leader Trevor Holder, responsible for making sure Tory MLAs understand how and when to vote at each step, chats with Alliance leader Kris Austin ahead of the sitting. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dq_vkRHVYAE7Okf.jpg
by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:00:21 PM -
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MLAs from 3 parties mingle. Gallant, alone at his desk, prepares for his speech. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dq_wy2tVAAE71rf.jpg
by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:05:33 PM -
You can watch Gallant's speech livestreamed on Twitter.by Dan McHardie via twitter 11/2/2018 12:13:21 PM
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Gallant: "I'm sorry" for not doing more to unite New Brunswick, for not speaking more often about the benefits of official bilingualism and for not acknowledging many NBers felt left behind by it.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:28:46 PM
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Gallant: as Liberal leader and premier, I became "too jaded and fell into some of the old adversarial ways of this place." If parties don't work together, we risk splitting the province even more than it is now, he says.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:29:51 PM
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Gallant: I won't compromise my values. I won't put "the bottom line" over helping families and won't infringe on any New Brunswicker's rights, "even if it costs me the premiership."by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:32:40 PM
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Background on that here: cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:33:32 PM
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Still on respecting rights, Gallant also speaks of ending two-doctor rule on abortions and of being the first and only premier to march in a Pride parade.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:34:26 PM
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In closing minutes of speech, Gallant makes a final plea to PC and Alliance benches: "One person can literally change the course of history for our province."by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:41:50 PM
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Brian Gallant's speech just ended and Statistics Canada released the labour force report that shows the unemployment rate dropped to 7.2 per cent in October from 7.9 per cent in September.by Dan McHardie via twitter 11/2/2018 12:42:06 PM
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1st vote coming up: on the Liberal sub-amendment to Higgs amendment. Higgs moved a no-confidence amendment. Liberal sub would delete that and substitute long list of new promises. Speaker is reading it now.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:42:34 PM
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There will be standing vote in 5 minutes on the Liberal sub-amendment.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:44:44 PM
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1st vote. Only 3 opposition MLAs, all Greens, standing to support the sub-amendment. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dq_8OIQU8AAkKGP.jpg
by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:55:19 PM -
All PCs and Alliance MLAs rise to vote against sub-amendment. Liberal sub-amendment DEFEATED 25-23. First vote of three.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:57:07 PM
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2nd vote coming up on Higgs amendment declaring that "your honour's present government does not have the confidence of this house."by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:58:09 PM
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Here we go for the standing vote on the Higgs amendment. All PC MLAs and Alliance members on their feet.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 12:59:05 PM
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NO-CONFIDENCE AMENDMENT TO LIBERAL THRONE SPEECH PASSES 25-23.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 1:01:26 PM
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Third and final vote to come: on the main motion, now amended by PCs to contain no-confidence phrase.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 1:02:02 PM
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Standing vote on the final of three votes coming up in ten minutes.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 1:04:22 PM
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Under house convention, the bells are rung for 10 minutes to summon MLAs to a vote and then the doors are locked shut. They did that on 1st vote, dispensed with bell ringing on 2nd, are doing it on 3rd.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 1:08:06 PM
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The third vote, on the main motion as amended to reflect no confidence, is in a way a formality. The second vote already tells us there's no confidence.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 1:09:10 PM
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More cross-party chitchat on the floor as MLAs await end of the bells and the third and final vote. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dq__rGSUUAAY3kg.jpg
by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 1:10:35 PM -
THIRD AND FINAL VOTE: throne speech, as amended with no-confidence phrasing, passes 25-23. LIBERAL GOVERNMENT DEFEATED.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 1:15:54 PM
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Gallant speaks: I will go see the lieutenant-governor at her earliest convenience to resign the govenrment and will recommend that she call on the PC leader to form a government. We wish him success.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 1:17:00 PM
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Gallant, Higgs shake hands aftet adjournment. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrAB_rsV4AAdsOv.jpg
by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 1:20:39 PM -
UPDATE: Meeting between lieutenant-governor and Gallant postponed until this afternoon. LG's staff tells us she is getting treatment for cancer this morning. Background: cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 1:55:48 PM
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Tweeted this three days after the election. Today is part of what I was tweeting about.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 2:16:28 PM
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A note on today's defeat of the Liberal government: this is not the end of the story. Now a PC government must win confidence of the house, either with a new throne speech, supply vote, or simple confidence motion.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 2:55:38 PM
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We could be back here doing all this drama again before the end of November, though it appears likely Alliance will vote to keep Higgs & PCs in office at least in the short term.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 2:56:13 PM
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It's up to him. He stays until he wants to leave, or is removed by a vote in the house. PCs would want him to: keeps their extra vote margin in place.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 3:04:14 PM
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She cannot call one unless her first minister requests it, and Gallant said yesterday he would not ask for it.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 3:08:04 PM
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She cannot call one unless her first minister requests it, and Gallant said yesterday he would not ask for it. If he asked, she could refuse, but she cannot do it herself without being asked.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 3:08:59 PM
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It's not over. We still don't have a government that has won the confidence of the house. The PCs must be sworn in and win confidence.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 3:09:30 PM
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My story so far, but with more updates to come. Great photos from the floor by James West. cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 3:19:19 PM
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In recent years, a Speaker has not attended caucus meetings, but does still function as an MLA in his/her constituency.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 3:40:37 PM
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Colleague reports that Liberal MLA Daniel Guitard plans to stay Speaker when a PC government is sworn in, but may quit if PC moves go against his values. In that case, he would not want Speaker's impartiality to prevent him from voting against PCs.by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 3:52:58 PM
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Colleague reports that Liberal MLA Daniel Guitard plans to stay Speaker when a PC government is sworn in, but may q… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Lt.-Gov. Arthur Hamilton Gordon, who in 1866 stepped outside constitutional norms to effectively force out an anti-Confederation government at odds with London's wishes. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrA7qZeU0AA4HiU.jpg
by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 5:32:38 PM -
Lt.-Gov. Arthur Hamilton Gordon, who in 1866 stepped outside constitutional norms to effectively force out an anti-Confederation NB government at odds with London's wishes. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrA7zXDV4AAOf_i.jpg
by Jacques Poitras via twitter 11/2/2018 5:33:17 PM