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'Serious politics': Scholz backs government's migration policies
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The chancellor stressed that many people from other countries have helped the economy but added that the government must be able to choose who comes to Germany.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz underlined the public’s wish for “serious politics” rather than “a theatrical performance” after talks about migration with opposition party CDU collapsed on Tuesday.
Addressing the recent success of the anti-immigrant hard-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) during the two state elections in eastern Germany, Scholz said the AfD is “married to the past” and trying to rob the country of its future.
Although Scholz aggressively defended his coalition government’s policy of welcoming migrants, other EU countries, such as Poland, say that the German government’s decision this week to extend controls to all its land borders undermines Europe’s Schengen zone and could destabilise the EU as a whole.
“There is no country in the world with a shrinking working population that has economic growth. That is the truth we are confronted with,” Scholz said, highlighting pensions as one of the most important future tools for the country’s youth.
Both the far-left and far-right parties have been capitalising on the struggle of many pensioners to cover costs amid a backdrop of soaring living costs, including energy.
AfD leader Alice Weidel spoke directly after Scholz and said he is the “chancellor of decline”.
Pointing at the recent problems at Volkswagen and plans to trim the workforce, she said, “the most famous names are cutting jobs in Germany and relocating abroad because they are no longer competitive here.”
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Canada's Poilievre signals plans for no-confidence vote against Trudeau government
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Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday his party plans to put forward a no-confidence motion “at the earliest possible opportunity” in hopes of bringing down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government.
Poilievre called on New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh to support the motion and trigger an election.
“Will Jagmeet Singh sell out Canadians again?” Poilievre said at a news conference in Ottawa. “It’s put up or shut up time for the NDP.”
Singh refused to say if his party would support the Conservatives.
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“I’ve said on any vote we will look at the vote and we’ll make our decision,” Singh said during a party caucus meeting in Montreal. “We’ll make a determination of what is in the best interests of Canadians. Unlike Pierre Poilievre who wants to play games, we actually want to get things done for Canadians.”
Singh shrugged off Poilievre’s demand for an answer before two byelections Monday.
“I say directly to Pierre Poilievre I’m not going to listen to you,” said Singh.
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to speak to reporters at the Liberal Caucus retreat in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Just last week the NDP withdrew from a supply-and-confidence agreement with Trudeau’s minority Liberal government that helped keep it in power. The deal, reached in 2022, meant the NDP would support the federal government on no-confidence votes in exchange for progress on shared priorities.
“We made a decision that we can no longer continue the agreement,” Singh said Wednesday. “Now we’re back in a standard minority government where we’re going to make a decision based on every vote that is in front of us.”
The next Canadian federal election is scheduled for October 2025.
The Liberals currently have 154 seats in the 338 Canadian House of Commons. The Conservates hold 119 and the NDP 24. The Bloc Québécois, a party based only in Quebec and is devoted to Quebec sovereignty, has 32 seats.
Canada’s Parliament is schedule to resume sitting Monday.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet has said his party is willing to support the government if the Liberals agree on issues like increased support for seniors and granting Quebec more powers in immigration matters.
Most polls show the Conservatives well ahead of the Liberals with the NDP sitting third. Trudeau is also very unpopular among many voters.
Speaking at a caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., Trudeau was asked about comments from Alexandra Mendes, a Quebec Liberal MP, who said in a French-language interview that many of her constituents believe he should step down as party leader.
“In a democracy people we have all sorts or different perspectives and that’s important that we have that, including in the Liberal Party,” he said. “The reality is, all of us are focused on what to do to make sure that Canadians are being supported and are feeling confident over the future.”
Trudeau said his government will continue to introduce programs that help Canadians like dental care for seniors and childcare.
In June, the Liberals suffered a major upset in a byelection losing a seat in Toronto the party had held for three decades.
Two more byelections will be held Monday in Montreal and Winnipeg.
Trudeau was asked if those elections would be a referendum on his leadership.
“All byelections are very important,” he said. “It’s a moment where voters can actually show they are worried. But at the same time, they can show their ambition for the future.”
Poilievre also attacked Trudeau for appointing Mark Carney, a former governor of both the Bank of England and Bank of Canada, to act as chair on a task force on economic growth.
Poilievre called Carney an unelected “phantom finance minister.”
“If you are going to be pulling the strings, you should be on the floor of the house of Commons,” he said.
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