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  Parliament approves Liberal budget
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Last EditedMonsieur  Mar 09, 2005 07:33pm
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News DateMar 09, 2005 07:00pm
DescriptionOTTAWA - Parliamentarians approved the Liberal budget by a 132-73 margin, without any last-minute brinkmanship that could have triggered a snap election.

The entire Conservative caucus abstained, while the NDP and the Bloc Québécois voted against the budget.

Prime Minister Paul Martin's minority government survived a no-confidence vote on Monday and another on Tuesday over amendments tabled by the Conservatives and the Bloc.
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