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Federal Liberals survive vote on omnibus budget bill
Bill C-15 enacts major tax changes, early retirement incentives, and new laws after Liberal acceptance of Conservative amendments to resolve legislative gridlock.
- On Thursday, the House of Commons passed Bill C-15, the Budget Implementation Act, carrying the omnibus budget bill on division without a recorded vote.
- House finance committee members agreed to four Conservative amendments on Monday, helping the Liberals secure passage amidst budget votes as matters of confidence.
- Amendments added mandatory 30-day public consultation and dual approval by a cabinet minister and the president of the Treasury Board, requiring a 90-day parliamentary report and excluding the Conflict of Interest Act and Auditor General Act.
- Passing the bill preserved the government's majority and avoided a confidence defeat, while Elizabeth May objected to its passage without a standing vote, which only recognized parties in the House can request.
- The Senate has been pre-studying the bill since early December and must approve it before royal assent; it enacts measures from the 2025 federal budget passed last year with opposition support.
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The Liberal government’s budget bill has passed a confidence vote in the House of Commons, after the Liberals accepted a Conservative amendment earlier this week. Bill C-15, the Budget Implementation Act, was passed “on division” in the House of Commons on Feb. 26, meaning there was no recorded vote in Parliament but parties agreed to disagree on the bill and allow it to pass. Votes on budgets are usually considered matters of confidence, and if…
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Liberals' omnibus budget bill passes final hurdle in the House of Commons
The House of Commons passed the government's budget bill on Thursday afternoon, after the Liberals accepted a number of Conservative amendments to the omnibus legislation at the finance committee earlier this week.
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