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MPs approve $21B in additional government spending during 11th hour vote
Government House leader Karina Gould rises during question period on Sept. 26, in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) MPs have voted to approve an additional $21.6 billion in government spending. The money, which is supplementary to this year’s federal budget, will fund various programs including First Nations child services, dental care and compensation to Quebec for services to asylum seekers. Conservative MPs did not support the additional spending in a vote tonight in the House of Commons. But there had been uncertainty over whether the vote would even happen beforeRead more
MPs pass 24-hour mark of marathon voting session
MPs have been voting for more than 24 hours straight as the Opposition Conservatives fulfil a promise to stall the Liberal government’s legislation with an avalanche of votes unless it agrees to scrap parts of its carbon tax. The Tories are forcing delays by prompting 135 votes in the House, most of them on the government’s budgetary estimates. The party said this will result in round-the-clock voting that likely will last until late Friday night and stall the Liberal agenda. As proceedings moved into Friday evening, Deputy Speaker Chris d’Entremont hinted at how MPsRead more