BREAKING: Carney Liberals win re-election over Poilievre Conservatives
The CBC reports that the Liberals will win the federal election. It is not yet clear whether the Liberals will form a minority or majority government.
The federal election has been called for Liberal leader Mark Carney, who will be re-elected as Prime Minister of Canada according to CBC’s decision desk, securing another term for the Liberal Party after their campaign against Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. It is not yet clear whether the Liberals will form a minority or majority government.
The election comes at a critical moment for Canada, with voters weighing issues such as a stagnant economy, out of control immigration, and national security. Carney’s victory, bringing the Liberals back from the dead, will be a continuation of Liberal policies.
The party campaigned with a focus on US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.
Things initially looked strong for the Conservatives as they campaigned against former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was facing deep unpopularity in the polls. However, following Donald Trump’s election in the US, Trudeau’s resignation, growing threats from the US president regarding Canada’s sovereignty and becoming the “51st state,” and the collapse of the NDP under Jagmeet Singh—who had propped up the Liberals through a pseudo-coalition—Conservative support began to implode.
The last polls before election day showed the Liberals pulling ahead, with a Nanos tracking poll putting them at 43.7 percent support, compared to 36.3 percent for the Conservatives and 10.7 percent for the NDP. Carney, who campaigned as a steady hand amid the growing trade dispute with the United States, asking voters for a strong mandate to defend Canadian sovereignty.
His party also held leads in key battlegrounds like Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, which appear to be reflecting so far, while the Conservatives remained strongest in the Prairie provinces.
Early voting began on Good Friday, with Elections Canada reporting a record 7 million ballots cast in advance.
Questions that Prime Minister Mark Carney failed to fully address during the campaign are likely to intensify following his victory. Among the concerns is Carney’s 2024 meeting with Chinese central bank officials, during which he secured a $276 million CDN loan for Brookfield Asset Management, where he served as chairman while also acting as an economic adviser to then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre raised alarms at the time, questioning why Carney, while holding a public advisory role, would engage in secretive negotiations with Chinese state-controlled bankers. “What did Mr. Carney, in his role as Trudeau’s economic adviser, offer to China?” Poilievre asked. “It will be very difficult for him to stand up to foreign interference when he is so financially compromised.”
Carney’s tenure at Brookfield also remains a point of contention. While promoting net zero environmental goals as part of his work with the Trudeau government and international climate groups, Carney simultaneously oversaw major investments in pipelines and fossil fuels as Brookfield’s chairman.
His past statements praising China’s role in advancing green energy policies—despite China’s significant coal production and emissions—are likely to draw renewed scrutiny as Carney begins his first full term as prime minister.
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