🏛️ Opposition leader calls for government reshuffle

The opposition leader, Roy McTaggart, has called on members of the PACT bench to vote down their own government and start the process of forming a new one. McTaggart proposed two ways this could happen: PACT members could cross the floor and join a Progressives led coalition, or PACT could be reformed under a new leader. The special meeting to debate a no confidence motion in PACT, however, began slowly, with no comments from the government members before the sitting was adjourned for lunch. 🕰️

McTaggart spoke for less than forty minutes, outlining the reasons why the opposition had called for the special meeting. He stated that the government had been going through a slow process of disintegration due to divisions and disagreements allowed to grow because of poor leadership from the premier. McTaggart claimed that the PACT no longer commanded a majority and was dependent on the opposition to call a meeting of parliament and get its business through. He urged PACT members to vote down the current government and start the process of forming a new, stable government. 🏛️

The opposition leader laid out two choices for PACT members: join a Progressive led government or reform PACT under a new leader. McTaggart warned that if PACT members did not support his motion, they would be voting to support a failed premier and would be tied to that choice, which could haunt them at the next election. He urged those on the government benches to speak the truth in public and put the country first. 🗳️