Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says he won't support the Conservatives in their attempt to topple the Liberal government with a non-confidence motion next week.

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said Wednesday his party will vote against a Conservative non-confidence motion due to be tabled next week — giving the Liberal government enough votes to stay in power and avoid an imminent election.

Next week could be the first opportunity for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to introduce a non-confidence motion asking the other parties to topple the Liberal government. Poilievre promised he would bring such a motion at the first chance he had, after the NDP ended its supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals earlier this month.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has confirmed he will ask the other opposition parties to bring down the Liberal government next week with a non-confidence motion.

Opposition parties are given a handful of days in which they can set the agenda for the day and force a vote on a motion of their choosing

The loss came in the riding (as constituencies are called in Canada) of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun in Quebec as the results of the by-election on Monday were announced