Carney’s Liberals beat Conservatives, CTV News declares, will form minority government
Carney’s Liberals beat Conservatives, CTV News declares, will form minority government
Mark Carney led the Liberals to a narrow victory on Monday in an election dominated by issues like affordability, tariffs and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
CTV News is declaring the Liberals have won enough seats in the 45th federal election to form a minority government.
As of 11:00 p.m EDT, the Liberals had won or were leading in 156 out of 343 ridings. Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are set to remain in opposition, with 144 ridings so far. Parties need 172 seats to form a majority.
Please give me just enough new dems to get things passed. I wanted a lib majority, but if it's a minority give them enough new dems to work with.
Still seems up in the air. Just looking at the current numbers from CBC, the NDP is only slated to take 8 seats, so it seems like BQ is going to be the one with the cards, assuming the tides don't suddenly shift.
Question for the Canadians: Do you have two or multiple parties in parliament? I'm asking because the article states that a minority government was the goal, and I was wondering whether a coalition government wouldn't be more advantageous.
Yes, we do
Right now it seems like the liberals have a majority win that can be complete with the help of the Bloc Québécois, which is a center-left pro Québec party. It is good news, as the bloc is a tough opposition and will keep them in check. The even better news is the conservatives lost and that their chief, small pp, also lost his riding.
Awww poor smol pp.
But not really fuck that guy
Thank you for the explanation. Just one follow-up to check if I understood: The minority government would then just include the Liberals but with support from the Bloc Québécois (i.e., the Bloc has the power to veto, but the legislation will still come from the Liberals)?
That seems plausible, although I still wonder why a coalition with the Bloc is then not also on the table (there's probably a reason, I just don't know about Canadian politics).
Do you have two or multiple parties in parliament?
They have two major parties and a whole bunch of minor ones. The Quebecoi Bloc is the biggest, but the New Democratic Party and Green Party also have some seats.
I was wondering whether a coalition government wouldn't be more advantageous.
It would be, but that's impossible under FPTP.