Did Belinda Save The Budget?

An empty chair indicates a crucial shift in allegiance

Published May 18, 2005

The defection of Conservative International Trade Critic Belinda Stronach to join the Liberal Cabinet improves the government's chances of surviving Thursday's budget vote, and securing a $17 billion boost to the military, foreign aid and diplomacy.

The newly crowned minister of human resources shocked Parliament Hill observers -- and her own party by announcing at a press conference alongside Prime...

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