Border security bill, budget could put Liberal minority government on defensive this fall

The underlying math is basically the same: With 168 Liberal MPs in his corner, he needs at least seven more votes to command a working majority on the floor of the House of Commons — and despite his early success in rallying the Conservatives behind his omnibus bid to remove federal barriers to internal trade and set up a system to fast track major infrastructure projects, he probably shouldn’t count on such cross-aisle cooperation becoming the rule rather than the exception, particularly with Pierre Poilievre poised to be reinstalled in his parliamentary role as Leader of His Majesty’s Official Opposition…