Liberal government’s Throne Speech passes as Carney survives first major test of confidence

Liberal government’s Throne Speech passes as Carney survives first major test of confidence

Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill.

The minority Liberal government’s Speech from the Throne has passed, meaning Prime Minister Mark Carney has survived its first major test of confidence.

The motion, which is styled as a reply to the Throne Speech, was passed on division in an unrecorded vote in the House of Commons Monday evening. That means that while the vote was not unanimous, specific parties and their MPs did not have to state explicitly how they voted.

Because it was deemed a confidence vote, if it had not passed it could have triggered a snap election. Delivered by King Charles III on May 27, the Throne Speech asserted Canada’s sovereignty and lar