OTTAWA — Members of Parliament will today decide whether to vote in favour of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget or send the country back to the polls less than a year after the last federal election.

The consequential budget vote, scheduled for later today, serves as a confidence vote for the minority Liberals.

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The Liberals need the support from another party – or at least a few MPs outside their party – to get the votes needed to pass the budget.

So far, opposition parties have spoken out against the budget, saying it doesn’t align with the

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