Liberals Head Into Monday’s Budget Vote With No Public Commitment From Opposition

The Liberal government will face a crucial vote on Nov. 17 to determine whether the House of Commons will adopt its budget or send the country to an election, with no public commitment of support from the opposition parties so far.
The Liberals have 170 seats in the House of Commons, just two seats short of a majority required to pass bills without support from an opposition party. The Liberal MPs need support from at least one other party, aside from the Greens, to either vote with them or abstain from voting so that a majority of MPs vote in favour of the budget….