Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled on Saturday that he’s prepared to fight an election over his government’s upcoming budget should it come to that.

The fiscal plan will be tabled in the minority Parliament on Tuesday, but it is far from clear whether the governing Liberals have the support of opposition parties.

At the closing of the APEC summit in South Korea, he talked up the benefits of what his government is planning to invest in and do in the future, but he avoided directly answering whether he believes there are enough votes in the House of Commons to get it through.

“I am 100 per cent confident that this budget is the right budget for this country — at this moment,” Carney said before boarding the plane to return home.

“This is not a game. This is a critical moment in the glo

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