NDP Says It Got No Concessions From Liberals After 2 MPs Abstained, Allowing Budget’s Passage

Interim NDP Leader Don Davies is surrounded by NDP MPs as he speaks at a press conference following a vote on the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Nov. 17, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Interim NDP Leader Don Davies says his party received no offers from the Liberals in exchange for two of its MPs abstaining from voting on the federal budget, allowing it to pass with a narrow margin to avoid an election.

“We pushed the Liberals to give us some concrete results, but nothing happened. So we decided to vote ‘no,’ but in order to avoid an election, we did what we had to do,” Davies told reporters on Nov. 17 following the vote.