OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government used an obscure parliamentary maneuver to sidestep <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;its first major test&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/federal-throne-speech-passes-without-vote&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/federal-throne-speech-passes-without-vote">its first major test</a> of confidence on Wednesday, adopting its reply to the throne speech by division.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government used an obscure parliamentary maneuver to sidestep its first major test on Wednesday...{ai:summary}Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government successfully navigated a significant confidence test by utilizing a little-known parliamentary tactic to adopt its response to the throne speech. This maneuver allowed them to avoid a direct vote of confidence. #politics

How a little-known procedure helped the Liberals dodge their first confidence vote

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