{"id":3865,"date":"2026-04-14T03:09:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/3865\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T03:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:09:58","slug":"canadas-carney-secures-majority-government-with-special-election-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/3865\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Carney secures majority government with special election wins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a majority government with special election wins Monday night, allowing his Liberals to pass legislation without the support of opposition parties.<\/p>\n

Voters cast ballots for three vacant seats of the 343 districts represented in Parliament. Liberal candidate Danielle Martin won the election for the Toronto district of University-Rosedale and Liberal Doly Begum won the Toronto district of Scarborough Southwest. The result for a Quebec district was expected later.<\/p>\n

The Liberal party could stay in power until 2029 after Monday\u2019s results.<\/p>\n

Carney won Canada\u2019s election last year fuelled by public anger over US President Donald Trump\u2019s annexation threats and he has vowed to reduce Canada\u2019s reliance on the US.<\/p>\n

Since then, five defections from opposition parties, including four from the main opposition Conservative party, put Carney\u2019s Liberals on the cusp of the majority with 171 members of Parliament in the House of Commons.<\/p>\n

One of those defectors referenced Carney\u2019s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as helping his decision. In the speech, Carney condemned economic coercion by great powers against smaller countries and received widespread praise for his remarks.<\/p>\n

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