Prime Minister Mark Carney holds up a copy of the budget as he and Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne make their way to the House of Commons for the tabling of the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

By The Canadian Press

Liberal budget clears Commons by two votes preventing winter election

Nov 18, 2025 | 12:49 AM

The House of Commons has passed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget in a crucial vote that propped up the minority Liberal government and kept Canadians from heading back to the polls this winter.

Carney was elected in spring but only secured a minority government that could have fallen over the vote, but the budget motion passed by a nail-biting margin, 170 to 168.

Carney was elected in the spring on a campaign to end U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs war, but only secured a minority government mandate — leaving the Liberals scrambling to secure support for the budget for weeks.

Several opposition MPs did not vote, which enabled the motion to pass in the House of Commons Monday evening.

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In a dramatic turn of events just hours before the vote, Carney won Green Party Leader Elizabeth May’s support after the prime minister said he is committed to Canada meeting its Paris Accord climate commitments.

Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont crossed the floor earlier in the monthfrom the Conservative benches to join the government side, securing the Liberals another House vote.

After the vote, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said in a social media post on X that the budget would push up the cost of living for all Canadians.

— with files from CJME News