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The House of Commons is set for one final vote on the main budget motion that will determine if the fiscal policy can go ahead and if the Liberal Party can keep governing.<\/p>\n
The Liberal government tabled the budget earlier this month. It calls for billions of dollars in new spending to help prop up an economy hit hard by U.S. tariffs, along with cuts to the public service that the government says would lead to billions of dollars in savings.<\/p>\n
The motion simply calls on the House to \u201capprove in general the budgetary policy of the government.\u201d But because it is considered a confidence vote, the government would fall if the motion fails \u2014 and Canadians would likely be heading to another election.<\/p>\n
The Liberals gained an additional seat in the House with former Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont crossing to join the governing party. But the Liberals are still a few votes shy of a majority, meaning the government will need the co-operation of at least one other party to pass Monday\u2019s budget motion.<\/p>\n
Finance Minister Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne said Friday that he hopes opposition MPs do some \u201csoul searching\u201d ahead of the vote.<\/p>\n
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Finance minister asks MPs to \u2018elevate yourself above politics\u2019 for budget vote<\/p>\n
Finance Minister Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne said Friday that opposition MPs must be \u2018soul-searching\u2019 ahead of Monday\u2019s budget vote. Champagne and this minority Liberal government\u2019s first annual budget will need to appeal to Parliamentarians from across the aisle to pass the critical vote.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not a time for political games. This is not a time for posturing. This is a time to fight for Canada,” Champagne said during a news conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cFight together, meet the moment, elevate yourself above politics, serve the nation, serve your constituents.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Liberals have survived two confidence votes on the budget already. But it is not 100 per cent clear how Monday\u2019s vote will go as most opposition parties have firmly staked their positions on the budget.<\/p>\n
On budget day, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre signalled his opposition to the Liberals\u2019 fiscal policy \u2014 and he said last week that his party intends to \u201cunanimously oppose\u201d the motion.<\/p>\n
Similarly, Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois Leader Yves-Fran\u00e7ois Blanchet said he could \u201chardly see\u201d how his party could support the budget on the day it was introduced. A Bloc spokesperson told CBC News last week that nothing has changed and all Bloc MPs intend to vote against the motion.<\/p>\n
Green Leader Elizabeth May has also signalled that she wouldn’t support the budget unless serious changes were made on climate policy. <\/p>\n
May said she’s been in talks with the government about making these changes, but told Rosemary Barton Live on Sunday that she was still “undecided.”<\/p>\n
May is open to supporting the government in the confidence vote “because I know how much Canadians don’t want another election right away. So I’m in a dilemma, obviously … because right now I’m a no,” she said Sunday. <\/p>\n
All eyes on NDP<\/p>\n
Unless one of the other parties changes their posture at the last minute, that leaves the New Democrats holding the balance.<\/p>\n
Interim NDP Leader Don Davies said earlier this month that his party has \u201cserious concerns\u201d and “questions” about the budget \u2014 but said the party would weigh its options.<\/p>\n
If the NDP decide they don\u2019t want to support the budget, they could opt to have some or all of their MPs abstain from Monday\u2019s vote.<\/p>\n