Government needs opposition support on budget vote to avoid a winter election

Government needs opposition support on budget vote to avoid winter election

Federal politicians of all stripes say they don't want the coming budget vote to trigger a Christmas election — but nobody's ruling it out, meaning voters might soon have to resist the temptation to drop a lump of coal in a ballot box.

Government needs opposition support on budget vote to avoid a winter election

Federal politicians of all stripes say they don’t want the coming budget vote to trigger a Christmas election — but nobody’s ruling it out, meaning voters might soon have to resist the temptation to drop a lump of coal in a ballot box.

'All options are on the table': NDP to consider abstaining during budget vote

Canadians might not be heading to a Christmas election after all.

NDP could abstain from budget vote to avoid election without supporting Liberals: sources

NDP says abstention is an option on budget vote

Government has warned of the possibility of a snap election unless at least one other party steps forward to allow approval of the budget

The election that no one wants

Every few months, Ottawa falls back into its favourite game: election speculation. The latest round started before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne even finished reading his budget. Pundits and lobbyists are once again filling airtime predicting that Canada will head to the polls before Christmas. They’re wrong. This week’s budget is indeed the first test for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government. With a minority in the House, the …