A crucial vote of confidence in the minority Liberal government over its budget will take place in the coming weeks, and Minister Steven MacKinnon said he is concerned with the current state of affairs.
“When I see opposition parties play political games in a cavalier fashion with the future of the country, with our budget, it worries me a lot,” MacKinnon told reporters before a cabinet meeting on Oct. 21.
In his capacity as Government House Leader, MacKinnon is responsible for reaching out to opposition parties to gather support and negotiate to advance his party’s agenda.
His comments come after the Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois recently made public their expectations and demands for the upcoming fall budget, to be introduced on Nov. 4….