Liberal budget on course for royal assent, election may not be until 2027, say strategists

The implementation bill for the 2025 budget is making its way through the House and Senate, and at least one more opposition day will be held before the fall supply period ends on Dec. 10.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, is looked upon favourably by 34 per cent of Canadians, while Prime Minister Mark Carney is approved by 52 per cent of Canadians, according to data from the Angus Reid Institute released on Nov. 17.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

November 30, 2025

A handful of votes remain for the Liberals' first federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney, and clearing those hurdles could make a federal election unlikely until 2027, according to strategists.

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