The Liberal government survived its first confidence vote related to the its budget bill after a Conservative sub-amendment related to the budget failed in the House of Commons.
The vote failed 139 to 198 after the Liberals, Bloc Québécois, NDP, and Green Party voted against a Conservative sub-amendment to a Bloc amendment to the budget bill on Nov. 6 that called for the House of Commons to reject the budget.
A separate vote on the Bloc amendment will happen on Nov. 7. Both votes are confidence ones, meaning that if the Liberal government loses, it could trigger an early election.
While the first amendment to be moved typically would come from the Official Opposition, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre did not present one after a speech responding to the budget on Nov. 5. This led to Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet quickly introducing an amendment to the budget instead….