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One year after rescuing the Liberals from electoral disaster, Mark Carney clinched a razor-thin majority in Canada’s special elections, a historic feat that frees him to push his Canada Strong agenda through 2029—ramping up trade diversification away from the U.S., meeting NATO defense targets, expanding energy and digital sovereignty initiatives, and addressing cost‑of‑living pressures—while navigating an opposition and potential early votes.
Prime Minister Mark Carney moves closer to a Liberal majority after Lori Idlout crosses to the Liberals, boosting them to 170 seats with two Toronto by-elections on April 13 and a potential Quebec Terrebonne rematch that could decide the fate of the Commons; resignations of Chrystia Freeland and Bill Blair add complication, and observers peg the outcome as still uncertain with the Liberals holding a fragile lead.
Canada’s Liberal leader Mark Carney welcomes Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux, who defected from the Conservatives, as a new special adviser on economic and security partnerships—the latest floor-crossing that narrows the Conservative caucus and advances the Liberals’ path to a potential majority. The defection, following other resignations, underscores Carney’s bid to woo centrist and disaffected voters and diversify trade away from the United States, even as Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre denounces the move. With several seats vacant and by-elections anticipated, a Liberal majority could pass bills without cross-party support, though the party remains three seats short of a true majority.