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Canadian Parliament rejects Conservative motion on affordability crisis
Canada’s House of Commons rejected a motion declaring the country to be in an affordability crisis.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre brought the motion to a vote on Tuesday.
It failed by 165 votes to 153, with 153 members voting in favour.
The motion also said the Liberals had been in power for 11 years.
Conservatives say they will keep pushing for relief, including extending the federal fuel tax holiday until Canada Day 2027 and removing the GST from gas and diesel.
The vote did not approve those measures, which the Conservatives listed as part of their plans.
Canada’s annual inflation rate reached 3.1 per cent in September, while prices excluding gasoline rose 2.2 per cent from a year earlier.
The House of Commons defeated a Conservative motion declaring that Canada is in an affordability crisis.
The motion received 153 votes in favour and 165 against.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre brought the motion to a vote shortly after question period on Tuesday.
The motion called on the House to recognize that the Liberals had been in power for 11 years and that Canada was in an affordability crisis.
After the vote, Conservatives said they would continue to push for an extension of the federal fuel tax holiday and the removal of the GST from gas and diesel.
- Who
- The House of Commons voted on a motion brought by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
- What
- MPs defeated a motion declaring that Canada is in an affordability crisis.
- When
- Tuesday. The source was published on October 20, 2026.
- Where
- The House of Commons in Canada.
- Why
- The motion called for the House to recognize that the Liberals had been in power for 11 years and that Canada was in an affordability crisis.
Conservative Party
MPs voting against the motion
Declaration of an affordability crisis
Conservative Party
Conservatives sought official recognition that Canada is in an affordability crisis.
MPs voting against the motion
They voted against the motion; the sources do not state their reasons.
Relief measures
Conservative Party
Conservatives said they would keep pushing for an extension of the federal fuel tax holiday until Canada Day 2027 and for removing the GST from gas and diesel.
MPs voting against the motion
The sources do not state their position on these measures.
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- Vote in favour
- 153
- Vote against
- 165
- Motion brought by
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
- Fuel tax holiday extension sought until
- Canada Day 2027
What people are saying
Canadians need relief and Conservatives will fight to save Canadians their money, save jobs, reduce immigration and put Canadians first