Carney faces crucial confidence vote as MPs set to vote on budget
Global News
Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a crucial confidence vote on his budget on Monday, but it's not known yet if Canada will be heading to another election or not.
MPs return to Ottawa Monday in preparation for a vote that could send Canadians back to the polls just seven months after the last federal election.
Following a short, one-week break, federal politicians will cast their vote on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget since the Liberals’ re-election in April.
That election left Carney with a minority government, meaning he needs the support of at least one party – or for a few members to miss the vote – to pass bills and to stave off another campaign.
The Liberals currently have 170 seats in the House, two short of a majority, but with Francis Scarpaleggia as the Speaker, the government only has 169 votes they can count on.
On Friday, Global News asked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s office if they planned to whip the vote to ensure all its MPs voted against the budget, but did not receive a clear response.
“Conservatives will be voting against Carney’s costly credit card budget that drives up the cost of living on every Canadian,” said Poilievre’s communications director, Katy Merrifield.
The Bloc Quebecois has signalled it would not vote for the budget.
Green Party MP Elizabeth May has said she won’t vote for the budget as it currently stands, but she has been talking with Carney about amendments that could change her vote.
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