Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's main rival in Canada's parliament on Tuesday introduced a motion of no confidence in the ruling Liberals, in the first major test of his unpopular minority government.
Following a debate in the House of Commons, a vote on the long-shot Conservative motion is scheduled on Wednesday.
Far ahead in public opinion polls, Tory leader Pierre Poilievre has been itching for a snap election since the leftist New Democratic Party (NDP) earlier this month tore up a coalition agreement with the Liberals, leaving the Trudeau administration vulnerable to being toppled.
Kicking off the debate, a combative Poilievre railed against Trudeau for what he said was a failure to address soaring costs of living, a housing crisis and crime, while doubling the national debt.
He said the promise of Canada, "after nine years of Liberal government, is broken."
The no-confidence motion is not expected to succeed after two smaller political factions have signaled they will side with the government and vote against it
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