"Follow along as opposition parties question the Liberal government in the House of Commons. MPs are expected to vote on whether to approve the Liberal government's budget this afternoon. Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget calls for billions of dollars in new spending to help the economy in the face of the trade war, along with cuts to the public service the government says would save billions of dollars."
"The CBC's Knowlton Nash briefly recaps the fall of the Joe Clark-led PC government. In 1979, former prime minister Joe Clark's short-lived Progressive Conservative government collapsed after failing to get support for its budget. The party didn't have the votes because they only had a minority government, like Carney does now. Plus, they were down three members the day of the vote; two were out of the country and one was in the hospital. Canadians went to the polls twice in the span of a year."
Members of Parliament are preparing to vote on the Liberal government's budget, which combines billions in new spending to counter a trade-war-hit economy with public service cuts touted to save billions. The budget is a confidence matter, so defeat would trigger a federal election. The Liberals do not hold enough seats to pass the motion alone and face uncertain support from other parties and some dissenting Liberals. Political reactions include refusal or hesitation to support the budget from opposition and some internal critics, and historical precedent exists where a minority budget defeat led to an election.
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