Pierre Poilievre to vote against Carney government's spending bill

Canada's main opposition leader Pierre Poilievre has announced that he will vote against the Carney government's spending bill. This will be the first test for Prime Minister Mark Carney's minority government. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said that his party will vote against the Liberals' $486.9-billion spending bill on government programs and transfers.

Poilievre said that the additional spending the government has sought approval from Parliament is not for investment, so his party is not going to support it.

It is worth noting that the Liberals have 169 seats in the House of Commons, three short of a majority. The Conservatives, the main opposition party, have 144 seats, while the Bloc Quebecois have 22, the NDP have 7 and the Green Party have one seat. The government will need support from MPs from other parties to pass any bill in the House.