Liberals Defeated by Opposition Parties in Vote Asking for Spring Budget

Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen, now the government whip, makes his way to a Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jan. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

A majority of MPs in the House of Commons have asked the government to table a budget or economic update this spring, in a first vote of significance lost by the minority Liberals.

The vote took place on June 2, with 166 in favour and 164 opposed. Budgets are typically released in the spring, but the new government said it would be delayed until the fall.