OTTAWA - Members of Parliament decide Monday whether to vote in favour of Prime Minister Mark Carney's budget or possibly send the country back to the polls less than a year after the last federal election.

The consequential budget vote, expected around 6:45 p.m. ET, serves as a confidence vote on the minority Liberal government.

The Liberals need the votes of at least two MPs outside their party — or four vote abstentions from the opposition benches — for the budget to pass.

While both the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois have indicated they will not support the budget, four Conservative MPs did not vote on amendments to the budget last week that were considered confidence matters.

While most gave reasons for their absence, such as technical issues, Alberta Conservative MP Matt Jenero

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