Trudeau says his party doesn’t want a federal election, despite a looming confidence vote that could topple his government.His comment comes as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has teed up legislation aimed at making elements of her fiscal update a reality — but if that legislation fails, it could trigger a federal election.“We certainly don’t want one.
We want to get these supports out to Canadians, and there are certainly things in this fall economic statement that every party should be able to support in terms of helping Canadians.”But with early reaction from members of the opposition indicating some pushback to the fiscal proposals the Liberals pitched on Monday, any legislation to implement those plans can’t be viewed as a shoo-in.