"Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal government tabled their first budget last week. Many Canadians wrote to us wanting to know how it plans to address their concerns. We tasked Catherine Cullen, host of The House podcast, and J.P. Tasker, a senior politics reporter for CBC News, to answer your questions and help break down what is and isn't in the budget. When do they vote on the budget? The main budget vote will come later this month."
"The parliamentary tradition is that there are four sitting days of debate for it. This is a chance for the MPs, the opposition parties, to kind of beat up on the government to present some amendments, possible sub-amendments where they would like to see some changes, said Tasker. The Liberals have survived two confidence votes after MPs voted down a Bloc amendment calling on the House of Commons to reject the budget."
Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberal government tabled their first federal budget last week. The main budget vote will occur later this month, but the exact date is not yet set. Parliamentary tradition provides four sitting days of debate, during which opposition MPs can propose amendments and sub-amendments. The Liberals have already survived two confidence votes after MPs rejected a Bloc amendment calling on the House to reject the budget. Questions remain about how the government will fund its promises. No new measures specifically target seniors; previously promised RRIF withdrawal reductions and a temporary GIS increase were not included. Senior benefits, especially GIS, constitute a large portion of federal spending.
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