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Tories survive confidence vote
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Sep 18, 2009 10:27am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Joan Bryden |
| News Date | Friday, September 18, 2009 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Stephen Harper's minority government has survived its first confidence test of the fall parliamentary session.
As expected, a Conservative ways-and-means budget motion in the House of Commons passed easily Friday by a vote of 224-74, with the support of the NDP and the Bloc Quebecois.
The Liberals, who have propped up the government on 79 consecutive confidence votes until now, voted against.
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff announced two weeks ago that he would try to defeat the government at the earliest opportunity.
The motion paves the way for implementation of a host of measures from last January's budget, including the popular home renovation tax credit.
The government's next survival test is likely to come during the first week of October, when Ignatieff intends to propose a motion of non-confidence. |
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