Carney’s Liberals win budget vote and avoid election in Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney won a vote on his budget in Parliament that could have triggered a possible election.

Canada could face another federal election this fall and it all comes down to this vote

Canada is just days away from a contentious budget vote, and if it fails, it could send the country back to the polls for the ...
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Canadian PM Mark Carney clears budget vote, averting snap elections

A handful of opposition abstentions allowed Carney to advance a deficit-boosting budget aimed at countering US tariffs.

No early election as MPs pass Prime Minister Mark Carney's budget

Canadians avoided a return to the polls as MPs on Monday night voted in favour of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget. The ...

Conservatives increasingly concerned about Canadian democracy, poll suggests

Just 52 per cent of Conservative supporters were satisfied or very satisfied with Canadian democracy, down from 89 per cent ...

Nobody wants an election. MPs almost voted to have one anyway

Taken together, this week's events might simply underline that MPs — and Canada's political culture writ large — are still ...
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Liberal Election Win Could Be a Big Loss for Canadian Bettors

Canada’s federal election campaign is nearing the end, and bettors and voters hoping for a change in government could find themselves disappointed financially and politically. That’s because, as of ...

Floor-crossing is not a threat to Canadian democracy – in fact, it might be beneficial to it

Chris d’Entremont’s decision to leave the Tory caucus for the Liberals is not undemocratic, nor is it even very rare ...
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The ‘accidental’ election: Stories from 1979, the last time a government was defeated on a budget vote

In this week's Adjournment Proceedings, we explore the budget vote that brought down Joe Clark's Progressive Conservative ...