Carney government to face crucial confidence votes Thursday, Friday
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The House of Commons is set to vote Thursday on a Conservative subamendment to the budget, followed by a Bloc Quebecois amendment vote on Friday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government will face its first confidence vote over the federal budget on Thursday evening, with another to follow the next day.
The House of Commons is set to vote Thursday on a Conservative subamendment to the budget, followed by a Bloc Quebecois amendment vote on Friday.
A spokesperson for Government House Leader Steven Mackinnon told Global News that Carney has made the determination to make both issues confidence votes.
“They are matters of confidence,” communications director Mark Kennedy said.
NDP interim leader Don Davies told reporters his seven-member caucus will vote with the minority Liberals to defeat the Conservative measure, which seeks to add its spending and tax priorities to the budget.
“The one today we’re definitely voting against,” Davies said.
“The Conservatives want massive cuts to public spending. That’s exactly the opposite direction that New Democrats think we need to go in, which is investing in the Canadian economy. So there’s absolutely no way we’re going to support the Conservatives’ motion today.”
Davies said the party is still reviewing the Bloc’s motion and wouldn’t say if the NDP will vote against that one too.
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