Canada narrowly approves Carney's 1st federal budget
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Attempting perhaps to turn a story about his own leadership into a story about whether the media have unfairly focused on Conservative dissent, Pierre Poilievre challenged reporters to pay as much attention to criticism levelled against the federal budget by Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith.
Jeneroux's resignation is the second departure from the Conservative caucus announced this week after Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont joined the Liberals on Tuesday — two blows to Pierre Poilievre's leadership which also give the minority Liberal government more breathing room to get bills, like this week's budget, through Parliament.
The stunning twist moves Mark Carney one step closer to a secure hold on the prime minister’s office until 2029.
The United Conservative Party has launched a lawsuit against two of its former MLAs, Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair, alleging the duo and the Alberta Party have infringed on Progressive Conservative trademarks as they seek to relaunch the bygone party.
However, despite partially offsetting those spending increases with $50 billion in cuts to 40,000 civil service positions, the budget still includes a $78.3-billion deficit — an unprecedented fiscal hole that Poilievre warns future generations will have to dig their way out from.