CBC: After it became apparent the budget was going to pass thanks to two NDP abstentions but also two other Conservatives sitting this one out, Scheer and Reid told the Speaker they wanted to vote against the budget but couldn’t due to technology troubles inside Parliament. The Speaker allowed it.
While diametrically opposed to the Liberal budget, sources say Conservative Party top brass don’t want an election so soon after the last one — especially as polls suggest Carney is generally the preferred pick for prime minister over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre…