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OTTAWA \u2014 Members of Parliament will today decide whether to vote in favour of Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s budget or send the country back to the polls less than a year after the last federal election.<\/p>\n
The consequential budget vote, scheduled for later today, serves as a confidence vote for the minority Liberals.<\/p>\n
The Liberals need the support from another party \u2013 or at least a few MPs outside their party \u2013 to get the votes needed to pass the budget.<\/p>\n
So far, opposition parties have spoken out against the budget, saying it doesn\u2019t align with their priorities, and it isn\u2019t yet clear where the Liberals will get the votes they need.<\/p>\n
The Liberals presented their budget as a plan to spend less and invest more in the face of U.S. tariffs.<\/p>\n
After taking Ottawa\u2019s cost savings goals into account, the budget proposes nearly $90 billion in new spending over five years, much of it focused on capital creation.<\/p>\n
\u00a92025 The Canadian Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n