The House has voted in favour of a Conservative amendment to the throne speech calling for a budget to be introduced before the House rises for the summer. The amendment passed 167 to 164 (the Liberals have 169 seats so they had some no shows) #cdnpoliourcommons.ca/Members/en/liv…
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievere starts presser by slamming Liberals’ handling of the Winnipeg lab scandal. He says new docs make it clear that govt knew early of the severe security risks associated with researcher employed there #cdnpoli#ParlCA
The 4 Liberal MPs who didn't vote last night? They were all paired, meaning they sat out in alignment with opposition members who were absent. That means 100% of Liberal MPs are accounted for #cdnpoliipolitics.ca/2025/06/02/con…
so now what? The final vote on the throne speech (as amended) is expected Wednesday. The Liberals can't afford to lose that vote because it's a confidence matter. So, they'll need to vote for it (even though it calls for a spring budget they've signalled isn't coming) #cdnpoli
New Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith now says he’s running for Re-election in his riding to “protect the progress.” He had announced last year he wasn’t running #cdnpoli#cdnelxn
Government House Leader Karina Gould says she won’t acknowledge a Poilievre temper tantrum on the sustainable jobs bill, slams the Conservatives for over 100 amendments to the 11-page legislation #cdnpoli#ParlCA
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will support the budget, ending any speculation of a possible snap election, though not sure too many people thought the NDP would vote against it #cdnpoli#Budget2024
Elections Canada has posted the final results of Milton East-Halton Hills South after the judicial recount. Liberal Kristina Tesser Derksen's margin of victory shrank from 29 to 21 votes but she still emerged victorious #cdnpoli#onpoli
PM Carney says he told Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre that he would immediately trigger a byelection if a Conservative caucus member resigns to let Poilievre run for a seat in the House. "I will ensure that it happens as soon as possible," he said #cdnpoli#cdnelxn
Scarpaleggia emerged victorious after a secret ballot process that required MPs to choose between six candidates, all of whom were Liberals #cdnpoli#ParlCAipolitics.ca/2025/05/26/lon…
