Liberals survive non-confidence vote on carbon tax with Bloc, NDP backing

The Conservatives' motion of non-confidence in Justin Trudeau has failed in the House of Commons by a vote of 204 to 116

The Liberal government survived a non-confidence motion on the carbon tax Thursday with the backing of the Bloc Québécois and NDP.

Earlier in the day, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged MPs to back his motion to topple the government over its planned increase to the carbon tax. -- More...