The Liberal budget has passed in the House of Commons with a vote of 170 to 168.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May cast her vote in favour of the budget.

That and a small number of abstentions means the budget passes, and the Mark Carney minority Liberal government survives the confidence test.

The Conservatives have said the budget’s projected deficit of $78.3 billion in the 2025-26 financial year, up from the $48.3 billion predicted for 2024-25 in last year’s fall economic statement, could contribute to inflation and is not sustainable.

Whereas the Liberals have portrayed their plans as a “generational” investment in Canada, Conservatives have toyed with that characterization by terming it a vote for “generational debt.”

Had the budget failed to pass the vote, Canadians would have been heading to another election.

All voting members of the Liberal caucus supported the budget, while the New Democratic Party voted largely no, except for two MPs who abstained.

Two Conservative MPs also abstained.