US EditionCarney’s Liberals survive first in series of budget confidence votes
The minority Liberal government defeated Conservative and Bloc amendments 198 to 139 and remains two seats short of a majority, with two more confidence votes pending.
- On Thursday night in Ottawa, Prime Minister Mark Carney's minority Liberal government survived the first confidence vote on the 2025 federal budget, defeating a motion to reject Finance Minister François‑Philippe Champagne's plans 198 to 139.
- Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon said the measures would be treated as confidence votes because two amendments moved by the Conservatives and the Bloc call on MPs to reject the budget, and losing a confidence vote could trigger a federal election.
- Interim NDP Leader Don Davies said his caucus of seven will vote against the Conservative sub‑amendment, stating `We had a discussion about the vote today and we decided we're going to vote no today, and we'll have a discussion tomorrow about the Bloc motion` .
- Parliament will recess next week for Remembrance Day before MPs return to Ottawa and the main vote is scheduled after the break, possibly as early as Nov. 17.
- The budget's annex lists 75 legislative changes, many likely through omnibus budget bills, but the 406-page printed version omitted the annex, raising concerns about MPs' review ability and including a cash payments over $10,000 restriction critics say could harm unbanked and remote residents.
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Carney government survives first of three budget votes
OTTAWA — The Liberal minority government easily survived a first confidence vote over this week’s federal budget, but the fate of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s administration is still uncertain, with another test coming Friday that could trigger a snap election.
Liberal Government Survives First Budget-Related Confidence Vote
The Liberal government survived its first confidence vote related to its budget bill after a Conservative sub-amendment to the budget failed in the House of Commons. The vote failed 139 to 198 after the Liberals, Bloc Québécois, NDP, and Green Party voted against a Conservative sub-amendment to a Bloc amendment to the budget bill on Nov. 6 that called for the House of Commons to reject the budget. A separate vote on the Bloc amendment will happe…
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