OTTAWA — The opposition NDP wanted the minority Liberal government to devote roughly $10 billion to affordable housing, pharmacare and other priorities, but was rebuffed ahead of Monday’s crucial budget vote, the Star has learned.

The revelation provides a glimpse into the political jockeying that preceded the confidence vote, which Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority government narrowly survived without making major concessions, in part thanks to abstentions from two New Democrats and two Conservatives.

But the result still left bitter feelings in Parliament, with Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet slamming the government for failing to clinch support from another party. He alluded Tuesday to many battles to come before the Liberals presented a massive, 637-page omnibus

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