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Spring election likely as all three opposition parties reject Tory budget
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Mar 22, 2011 08:02pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Jeremy Torobin and Bill Curry |
| Media | Newspaper - Toronto Globe and Mail |
| News Date | Wednesday, March 23, 2011 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Opposition leaders have signalled they will not support the Conservative budget, making a spring election all but inevitable.
The budget, tabled Tuesday by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, had been carefully crafted to try to meet the NDP halfway in a bid to avoid a trip to the polls, but it was also designed – sprinkled with targeted tax credits for families, for example – to serve as a campaign platform if the government is defeated in a no-confidence vote, which could come as early as this week.
Rejection of the budget came faster than many observers expected, but the Tories have made it clear there are no plans to make amendments. |
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