[Opinion] Canada’s ‘dramatic’ budget vote goes exactly according to script

Canada’s ‘dramatic’ budget vote goes exactly according to script

Opposition parties without any reason to bring down the Carney government, regardless of their opinions of the federal budget, perform their ritual dance in Parliament

Liberals survive confidence vote to approve federal budget

Ontario Construction News staff writer The Liberal government narrowly survived a confidence vote Monday as the House of Commons approved the federal budget, allowing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority government to avoid a snap election. Two weeks ago, the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) welcomed the draft budget, highlighting investments in infrastructure, housing, and defence as […] The post Liberals survive confidence vote to appr…

Drama preceded a bland budget in Canada

The first week of November has always been about elections in the United States. This year, Canada’s new Prime Minister has decided to make it budget week. Interestingly, the budget news came with a variety of other developments that distracted from the financial information and reinforced the increasing narrative that Mark Carney overpromises and underdelivers but does it benignly. While insisting that he would get spending under control and ta…

Liberals survive confidence vote to approve federal budget

Canadian Design and Construction Report staff writer The Liberal government narrowly survived a confidence vote Monday as the House of Commons approved the federal budget, allowing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s […]