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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
Anyway, this move by Harper (with an assist from the GG) is a delay and not an end of the issue, right? Seems like Harper bought some time to put together a real budget rather then what he first put out (from my read his budget wasn't well received.) So now he has time to get a realistic budget and plan put together.
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My understanding on this is that this is only a delay tactic until the budget is presented in late January. The vote on the budget is a confidence vote - if it fails, then the Parliament is said to not have confidence in Harper (and his party)...
What I DON'T get (as an American who's keenly interested, but not educated in Parliamentary politics) is what happens next? Does the failure of a confidence vote automatically call elections?