MPs in the House of Commons have passed the Liberal government’s Budget Implementation Act following a filibuster by the federal Conservatives that lasted several weeks.
The NDP and Liberals voted against the opposing Tories and Bloc Quebecois to pass Bill C-47 through the House of Commons by a vote of 177-146, sending it to the Senate chamber.
The omnibus budget bill has been a source of contention between the Liberals and Conservatives, as the latter says it amounts to introducing “$60 billion of inflationary deficits” at a time when inflation and interest rates are running historically high.
The Conservatives began delaying the bill’s passage through a parliamentary committee in mid-May and continued to do so once it proceeded to debate in the House….