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Liberal Government Faces Confidence Vote After Losing Spring Economic Update Amendment

Interim NDP leader vows to oppose the throne speech, leaving Prime Minister Carney’s administration reliant on unlikely cross-party agreements to avoid a snap election.

Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill.
Prime Minister Mark Carney answers during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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 Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.
NDP Interim Leader Don Davies said Wednesday that the throne speech was missing key priorities.

Overview

  • The House approved a Conservative-proposed amendment by 166 to 164 that calls for a spring economic update before Parliament’s summer recess, marking the first Commons defeat for Carney’s government.
  • Prime Minister Carney said he will ‘take note’ of the amendment without committing to any timing or content for a spring economic update.
  • Interim NDP leader Don Davies announced his party will vote against the throne speech because it lacks commitments to working families’ priorities.
  • Failure to pass the throne speech on its confidence vote could force a general election.
  • The Liberals plan to table a full budget in the fall and must now secure support from other parties to sustain government operations.