US EditionGreen Party’s Elizabeth May will vote yes on Liberals’ federal budget
Elizabeth May backed the Liberal budget after securing a firm commitment to meet Canada's Paris climate targets, helping the minority government avoid an election by a narrow margin.
- On Monday, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May offered a critical yes on Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget after he pledged to meet Canada's Paris climate commitments, just hours before the 6:45 p.m. ET confidence vote.
- Elizabeth May had previously said she could not support the budget and entered talks with the Liberals for environmental concessions; her switch means the Liberals now need one more MP or three abstentions to pass.
- The 406-page budget details $141 billion in new spending, offset by $51.2 billion in savings, with MPs scheduled to vote on the main motion around 6:45 p.m. ET.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney's minority government narrowly survived the confidence vote 170-168, allowing Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne to table the budget implementation bill.
- The Liberals framed the budget as prioritizing generational investments over deep deficit cutting, signalling policy trade-offs ahead, while the NDP criticized it for not addressing real needs and kept their voting strategy private before the vote.
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Here’s Prime Minister Carney’s answer that made Elizabeth May flip her vote in support of his budget
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May says she'll vote yes on Liberal budget after Carney makes climate commitment
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May offered the Liberals a critical yes vote on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget Monday afternoon — just a few hours before members of Parliament decide whether to risk plunging the country into an early election. Following question period, May told reporters she will support Carney’s fiscal plan after the prime minister pledged his commitment […]
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May says she'll vote yes on Liberal budget after Carney makes climate commitment
OTTAWA — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May offered the Liberals a critical yes vote on Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget Monday afternoon — just a few hours before members of Parliament decide whether to risk plunging the country into an early
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The Hamilton SpectatorMay makes Carney reaffirm his government’s commitment to climate targets
With Green MP Elizabeth May negotiating on the budget in recent days, Carney responds to her question in the House to confirm something he has avoided saying recently: that under his government, Canada remains committed to its climate targets under…
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