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When a federal budget in 1979 triggered an election | Throwback
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1:49Now PlayingJoe Clark's short-lived Progressive Conservative government fell on Dec. 13, 1979, after a non-confidence vote on its budget. This year, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government is tabling its budget on Nov. 4 and will need the co-operation of at least one other party in order to pass it. If it doesn’t pass, Canadians could be facing another election.
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