2008–2009 Canadian parliamentary dispute
It was triggered by the expressed intention of the opposition parties ( who together held a majority of seats in the House of Commons ) to defeat the Conservative minority government on a motion of non-confidence six weeks after the federal election of October 14 , 2008 . 
<triplet> federal election of October 14, 2008 <subj> October 14, 2008 <obj> point in time