US EditionOpposition MPs defeat Liberals on vote calling for a spring economic update
- The House of Commons defeated the Liberal government’s throne speech sub-amendment 166 to 164 on Monday evening in Ottawa.
- Interim Opposition leader Andrew Scheer tabled the sub-amendment, which called for a spring economic update amid paired abstentions by four Liberal MPs.
- The added amendment calls for the update to outline how the government intends to fully develop Canada's economic opportunities while honoring provincial authority and Indigenous rights.
- Government House leader Steven MacKinnon characterized the vote as non-binding and emphasized that the key vote will be the confidence motion related to the throne speech, scheduled for Wednesday.
- The result signals opposition parties’ willingness to influence government policy, but the Liberals must still secure support to survive the upcoming confidence vote.
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Liberals Defeated by Opposition Parties in Vote Asking for Spring Budget
A majority of MPs in the House of Commons have asked the government to table a budget or economic update this spring, in a first vote of significance lost by the minority Liberals. The vote took place on June 2, with 166 in favour and 164 opposed. Budgets are typically released in the spring, but the new government said it would be delayed until the fall. The result of the vote is non-binding, a fact highlighted by cabinet ministers who commente…
Opposition MPs defeat Liberals on vote calling for spring economic update
Government whip Mark Gerretsen insists nothing went wrong Monday evening when opposition parties successfully amended the throne speech to call on the government to table an economic update before Parliament breaks for the summer.
The government minimizes the importance of the amendment that the Conservative Party managed to pass on Monday evening during the debate on the Speech from the Throne, suggesting that it does not intend to comply with the request for a budget by the end of the summer.
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