No ‘serious negotiation’ with Liberals on budget, says Bloc MP Garon: ‘If the result is an election, what can we do?’

The party released six non-negotiable conditions for their support of the budget in October, but finance critic Jean-Denis says meetings with the Liberals were ‘mostly media stunts.’

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, centre, pictured alongside his House Leader Christine Normandin, right, and MP Jean-Denis Garon, left, says his party will be voting against the Liberal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ELEANOR WAND

November 6, 2025

UPDATED November 7, 2025

The Bloc Québécois is slamming the Liberals’ federal budget for failing to include any of their conditions, with finance critic Jean-Denis Garon saying that if the 22-MP caucus’ lack of support means the Liberals can’t secure enough votes to pass the confidence vote,...

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