So are we closer to a snap election or no? I don't have the spoons to watch the reality tv show that claims it is canadian political news in order to parse what scraps of factual information it contains.
We have to wait and see.
The Bloc was supporting the Libs in as much as they could suck the LPC of all benefits it can before the LPC inevitably becomes an empty, dried out husk. They thought it could go on for another year, but as soon as the LPC turned around and refused to support the Bloc on a senior pension bill, the Bloc decided to play ball on trying to topple the government.
Then comes the bit about the brewing scandal about the LPC using the Green Tech company funds for their own desires. I guess that's why Trudeau is so eager to raise the carbon tax across Canada - to continue to pay for vacations to Tofino and Jamaica.
So Parliament is ground to a halt because the Conservatives are filibustering until the Libs hand over the documents which will expose government corruption to the highest degree. The Libs are burying their head in sand and pretending they can't hear anything, so now we're going on 9 days where absolutely nothing has been done in Parliament. No new legislation heard, no issues beyond the corruption documents brought up, and most importantly - no votes of non-confidence can happen, if I'm understanding the situation correctly.
EDIT:
upon closer inspection, it seems what happened was that the Conservatives speak, Andrew Scheer (for all those who remember him), raised a question of privilege, to which he initiated the debate on having the government hand over said documents.
"From the moment the motion is brought forward, all MPs are allowed 20 minutes to speak to it followed by 10 minutes of questions and comments (the only exception are the prime minister and leader of the Opposition, who have unlimited time) ... If the 119 Conservative MPs wanted to clog the House of Commons as long as possible, quick napkin math by Bloc Québécois House Leader Alain Therrien suggest they could theoretically do so until Christmas …
of next year."
"Proroguing Parliament allows the government to suspend the House for a certain period, then hopefully “reset” the agenda with a new throne speech...Obviously, Trudeau asking the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and launch an election would also end the debate on privilege."