Toronto/IBNS: Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-François Blanchet has told reporters that his MPs will vote in confidence for the Liberal government next week.

OTTAWA — Quebec Premier François Legault is calling on the Bloc Québécois to reverse course and trigger a federal election. Speaking to reporters Thursday morning, Legault called on Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon to “have some courage” and tell his “comrades” in Ottawa to vote for a non-confidence motion that will be put forward by the Conservatives next week.

Premier François Legault expressed his frustration that Ottawa has not addressed his long-standing concerns about the large increase in temporary immigration Quebec, which he says is putting the French language at risk,