After first non-confidence motion failed, Poilievre is back with another one

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tabled a non-confidence motion in the House of Commons on Thursday — less than 24 hours after the last one failed.

This latest attempt to bring down the government is likely destined to fail as well, given that the NDP and Bloc Quebecois have agreed already to stand with the Liberals — at least for now.

The Bloc has given the Liberals until Oct. 29 to top up pensions and protect supply-managed farm sectors like dairy, eggs and poultry from future trade deals. Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet has said that if the federal government doesn't meet his demands, he'll push for an early election.

After ending the supply-and-confidence agreement it had with the Liberals, the NDP has been coy about how long it's willing to support the government; party representatives have said only that they will evaluate these votes on a "case-by-case" basis.

Poilievre's new motion calls on MPs to trigger a federal election because home prices and crime rates are up, among other perceived failures.

"The House has lost confidence in the government and offers Canadians the option to axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime," the motion reads, repeating some of Poilievre's preferred slogans.

If this motion fails as expected, the Conservatives have at least three more opportunities to table non-confidence motions before Christmas to try to bring down the Liberals and send Canadians to the polls.

There could be other chances to topple the Liberals through upcoming votes on spending-related matters, which are usually considered confidence votes.

Under Canada's Westminster system of parliamentary democracy, the prime minister and his government must enjoy the confidence of a majority of MPs to remain in office.

If the Liberal government wants to continue winning those confidence votes, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet have to convince at least one of the major opposition parties to vote their way.

This latest motion comes after a fractious day in the Commons Wednesday, when MPs traded pointed barbs and engaged in some name-calling.

A crass remark from a Conservative MP in question period about Trudeau was condemned Wednesday as homophobic.

Trudeau said the Liberal side is forced to deal with a barrage of "crap" from the Conservatives on a daily basis.

Poilievre, in turn, was accused by Trudeau of not being concerned about the plight of single mothers because he voted against social programs that could help them.