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Canada’s Liberals take parliamentary majority after latest special election

Rob Beschizza
Apr 14, 2026
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Tatiana Auguste

Donald Trump’s belligerent attitude toward Canada sank Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives in the last election there, handing an unexpected win to new Liberal leader Mark Carney. But while Carney became Prime Minister, he did not secure a parliamentary majority. For that he had to wait until yesterday’s special election in the Montreal subu…

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