Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon speaks with reporters outside of the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government successfully navigated its first major confidence test by adopting its throne speech reply without a vote, utilizing an obscure parliamentary maneuver. The motion moved by Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux passed without objection, indicating potential tacit agreement from opposition parties, despite Interim NDP leader Don Davies’s intention to oppose it. Political analysts suggest the government has yet to clearly demonstrate its confidence in the House, following a recent scare when it narrowly lost a procedural vote related to the throne speech.
