Sunday, February 1, 2026
ADVT 
National

Liberal government survives second confidence vote amid Conservative caucus turmoil

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 07 Nov, 2025 02:16 PM
  • Liberal government survives second confidence vote amid Conservative caucus turmoil

The Conservatives helped the minority Liberal government survive a second confidence vote on the budget this afternoon.

The House of Commons recorded a vote of 307 against a Bloc Québécois motion to reject the budget, and 30 in favour.

On Thursday, the Bloc and NDP teamed up to vote against a Conservative motion that also called on MPs to reject the budget.

It caps off a chaotic week in Parliament, after Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont crossed the floor to join the Liberals on the day the budget was released.

Late Thursday, Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux announced plans to resign after days of rumours that he was planning to join the government.

Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

MORE National ARTICLES

Former senator Don Meredith found not guilty of sexual assault, criminal harassment

Former senator Don Meredith found not guilty of sexual assault, criminal harassment
Former Conservative senator Don Meredith was found not guilty on all counts in an Ottawa courtroom this morning.

Former senator Don Meredith found not guilty of sexual assault, criminal harassment

Carney, Trump attend dinner hosted by South Korean president

Carney, Trump attend dinner hosted by South Korean president
Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump pointed and smiled at one another as they sat down to dinner together in South Korea on Wednesday - their first in-person interaction since Trump abruptly ended trade talks last week.

Carney, Trump attend dinner hosted by South Korean president

'Forever Canadian' petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures

'Forever Canadian' petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures
A former deputy premier of Alberta says the success of a petition he circulated to make it official policy for the province to stay in Canada should signal to Premier Danielle Smith that she needs to put separatism to bed.

'Forever Canadian' petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures

B.C. presses its case ahead of Cowichan land meeting

B.C. presses its case ahead of Cowichan land meeting
British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma says the provincial government's argument in the landmark Cowichan Tribes land case was that Aboriginal and fee-simple title "cannot co-exist" on the same land in their full form.

B.C. presses its case ahead of Cowichan land meeting

Tories call on all parties to back tougher sentences for intimate partner violence

Tories call on all parties to back tougher sentences for intimate partner violence
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on other parties to support legislation he says would combat intimate partner violence.

Tories call on all parties to back tougher sentences for intimate partner violence

Prime Minister Carney's visit to Singapore focuses on attracting investment in Canada

Prime Minister Carney's visit to Singapore focuses on attracting investment in Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with potential investment partners in Singapore on Tuesday as his first official visit to Asia entered its second phase.

Prime Minister Carney's visit to Singapore focuses on attracting investment in Canada