Posted AT 6:13 PM EDT on 08/03/05
Liberals survive second confidence vote
At zero hour, the Bloc Québécois decided against toppling the Liberal minority government in a vote on the federal budget Tuesday.
The Bloc, contrary to what they had been rumoured to be mulling, did not support the Conservative Party's amendment to the budget -- thus it was defeated 205 to 85, ensuring the government's survival.
The NDP joined the Bloc in voting against the amendment.
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