Liberal Government Survives First Budget-Related Confidence Vote

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne shakes hands with Prime Minister Mark Carney following a vote in the House of the Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Nov. 6, 2025. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

The Liberal government survived its first confidence vote related to its budget bill after a Conservative sub-amendment to the budget failed in the House of Commons.

The vote failed 139 to 198 after the Liberals, Bloc Québécois, NDP, and Green Party voted against a Conservative sub-amendment to a Bloc amendment to the budget bill on Nov. 6 that called for the House of Commons to reject the budget.