Marathon vote ends

MPs on both sides of parliament have completed a marathon vote on the Conservatives’ budget bill.

According to CBC News, the vote ran non-stop for more than twenty-two hours and wrapped up Thursday night. MP’s voted on an exhaustive list of amendments to Bill C-Thirty-Eight.

During the early stages of voting, the Commons voted down amendments that would have made changes to environmental regulations.

The third reading of Bill C-thirty-eight is scheduled for Monday before it goes to Senate.

The final Commons vote on the budget bill as a whole is expected as early as this coming week.

Flickr photo by: Tania Liu