Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government faces a decisive moment on Monday when Canada’s House of Commons votes on a proposed budget that would increase borrowing to spend on the military and infrastructure.

The budget must pass to avoid triggering a new election. Carney’s Liberal Party caucus holds 170 seats, two short of a majority, and as of Sunday morning, it wasn’t clear how all the opposition members would vote.

Elizabeth May, the Green Party’s only elected lawmaker, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. that “right now, I’m a no” on the budget. But she left the door open to changing her mind.

The fiscal plan, unveiled on Nov. 4, foresees $167.3 billion in additional deficits over a five-year period compared with earlier government forecasts. Carney’s administration has earmarked ma

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