A petition calling for a no confidence vote in the Trudeau government has reached over 287,000 signatures, surpassing the most signed e-petition in parliamentary history.

Penned by Conservative Party Member of Parliament, Michelle Ferreri, petition e-4701 has garnered over a quarter of a million signatories in only twenty days.

At publishing time, the total number of signatories reached as high as 287,071, a figure that continues to increase by the hour.

The member from Peterborough—Kawartha opened the petition for 30 days, starting from November 24th, and closing on Christmas Eve of this year.

The petition states that Canadians have lost confidence in Trudeau and the “Liberal/NDP coalition.”

The petition reads, “We the citizens of Canada have lost confidence in Justin Trudeau and the Liberal/NDP coalition,” and further demands a vote of no confidence in the Trudeau minority government.  

While it’s unlikely for anything to come of the petition, a no confidence vote would trigger a federal election within forty-five days.

The petition further states that government policies fail to align with the crises Canada is facing, including “…housing costs, infringement of civil liberties, highest inflation in history, unbalanced immigration policies, taxation to the point of poverty, weakening of our economy by importing natural resources that Canada already has and under-utilizes…”

Petition mentions Trudeau’s many scandals

Moreover, the petition mentions Trudeau’s many scandals, saying that Canadians have lost faith in his government after five ethics investigations and, “Canada’s reputation being tarnished on a global scale”.
The petition surpassed another recently launched petition submitted by the New Democrat Party, which demanded Canada call for a ceasefire in the “Israel-Palestine Conflict.” This petition has garnered over 286,000 signatures.