OTTAWA — The Liberals downplayed a vote on the throne speech they narrowly lost Monday evening to all the opposition parties which urges the government to present an economic update or a budget before the House of Commons rises for the summer on June 20.

The sub-amendment, brought forward by Conservative interim leader Andrew Scheer, called for a “firm commitment” to present a fiscal overview of the country’s finances this spring “that incorporates measures aimed at unleashing Canada’s economic potential.”

It was adopted Monday by 166 votes — comprised of the Conservatives, the Bloc Québécois, the NDP and Green Party’s Elizabeth May — against 164 Liberal votes.

It is, however, a non-binding vote, meaning that the government is under no obligation to present a spring economic update or a

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