Canada Opposition Topples Harper, Triggers General Election

Opposition lawmakers toppled Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government, triggering an election that may result in an alliance to reverse his corporate tax cuts and overturn plans for more military spending.

Lawmakers from the opposition Liberals, New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois passed a motion of no confidence in the government today, which under Canadian parliamentary tradition leads to the legislature’s dissolution. The motion was passed by a vote of 156-145.