MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against

By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on December 10, 2024.

OTTAWA – MPs have voted to approve an additional $21.6 billion in government spending.

The money, which is supplementary to this year’s federal budget, will fund various programs including First Nations child services, dental care and compensation to Quebec for services to asylum seekers.

Conservative MPs did not support the additional spending in a vote tonight in the House of Commons.

There had been uncertainty around whether the vote would even happen before today’s deadline.

Parliament has been paralyzed for months as the Conservatives press the Liberals to hand over documents relating to hundreds of millions of dollars of misspending on a green-tech fund.

In a ruling last week, citing House of Commons rules and procedures, Speaker Greg Fergus said he would exercise his authority to pause the privilege debate so the vote on government spending could proceed.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 10, 2024.

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