US EditionMPs to vote on government’s speech from the throne in confidence motion
- MPs in Ottawa are scheduled to vote today on the government's throne speech in a confidence vote.
- The Liberals lost a vote on Monday by 166 to 164 after opposition members amended the speech to demand an economic update before summer.
- The throne speech emphasizes building the Canadian economy, fast-tracking projects of national interest, and accelerating new home construction.
- Opposition leaders describe the speech as vague, relying on slogans, and lacking details on how spending will be reduced.
- If the government loses today's confidence vote, it could face a general election, marking the Liberal minority's first significant test.
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The Liberals did not express any fear on Wednesday morning about the first vote of confidence they will face in the evening on the Speech from the Throne.
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MPs to vote on government's speech from the throne in confidence motion
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Confidence motion: Badger queries Labor's plan
IT gives me no pleasure whatsoever to stand here today. This is exactly what I and many Tasmanians dislike in politics, and that is a move without a clear outcome. It is not clear what Labor’s plan actually is here. Yesterday, in Mr Winter’s letter to the AFL, he said that this government had in the past 24 hours lost the confidence of majority of members. To be clear, what had changed in that 24 hours is Labor’s position, because this crossbenc…
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