May says voting for budget was ‘mistake’ and it won’t happen again

OTTAWA — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says supporting the Carney government on the budget vote is a “mistake” she won’t make again.

May told The Canadian Press the memorandum of understanding Prime Minister Mark Carney signed with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on energy — specifically the part that applies federal tax credits to enhanced oil recovery — amounted to a “significant betrayal and a reversal,” which has her questioning the worth of Carney’s word.

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“I don’t know if the prime minister lied, but I think he needs to consider wh