It would be ‘idiotic’ for any party to topple government on budget vote only seven months after election, say some Liberal MPs

Interim NDP Leader Don Davies and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May recently met with Prime Minister Mark Carney, but won’t comment on how they'll vote on the budget, saying they will decide after reviewing the document, which will be released on Nov. 4.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to table his budget on Nov. 4. Liberal MPs warn it would be a mistake for opposition parties to topple the government so soon after the last election.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

October 12, 2025

Barely seven months after the last federal election, it would be politically unwise for any party to topple Prime Minister Mark Carney's government over its first budget, say Liberal MPs.

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