News Analysis
The content of the upcoming federal budget will remain a mystery to most until it’s tabled on Nov. 4, but opposition parties have nonetheless either given broad outlines of what they want to see or made specific red-line demands to the minority Liberals.
The ability of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to secure the support of one other party on the budget, other than the Greens, will be key to deciding whether the Liberals remain in power and if a new election is called within the span of a half year.
The Liberals currently have 169 seats in the House of Commons, three seats short of a majority. This means support from the seven NDP MPs would be sufficient to pass the budget….