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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn Canada's 3 by-elections today, looks like Carney's Liberals took all of them.
Poilievre's Conservatives did very poorly. The Bloc Quebecois gave us a good run in the one in Quebec, but I think the Liberals got it.
Carney now has a majority in Parliament, and can now be a dictator on day one. (kidding)
SheltieLover
(81,066 posts)Congrats to Canadians & the world!
Swede
(39,669 posts)I hope the dark days of rightwing governments is coming to an end.
SheltieLover
(81,066 posts)The time is upon us to oust all of them!
Swede
(39,669 posts)That will be the icing on the cake.
SheltieLover
(81,066 posts)Meanwhile maybe pootin & bibi will keel over. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
Disaffected
(6,464 posts)Hungary and Canada!
US next...
Cha
(319,443 posts)I'm like what.. and then I read the "kidding.."
Congratulations to the Fortunate People in Canada... !
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As Always.. Elbows Up!
Mahalo, Swede!
LisaM
(29,657 posts)The funny thing is that at one point Polievre had a chance of winning when Trudeau resigned. Trump changed that. I like Carney - he seems like the right guy at the right time and he's wicked smart - but Canadians are, IMO, voting against Trump. I'll take it!!
muriel_volestrangler
(106,322 posts)...
CBC, CTV and the Globe and Mail are projecting Liberal wins in two Toronto-area ridings, or constituencies - Scarborough Southwest and University-Rosedale - as well as in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne.
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In Terrebonne, Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste was projected to have beaten the Bloc Quebecois's Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné.
Auguste won that riding by a single vote in the last election before the results were thrown out by the Supreme Court earlier this year over a clerical error on a mail-in ballot.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp9vmepn010o
Spazito
(55,674 posts)the Quebec one was a question mark given how close it was in the general election. I am very happy it, too, went Liberal giving Carney the numbers needed to move ahead more quickly on the agenda the Liberals put forward.
Cha
(319,443 posts)Humanity.
Canadians may have voted against the US Traitor in the beginning... but it seems they got a Huge Bonus getting Mark Carney as your PM..
Congratulations, Spazito, on the Landslide Wins in Canada!
Spazito
(55,674 posts)I am very happy we now have a majority government and the icing on the cake is that the Con party is in tatters, losing both public support and members 'crossing the aisle' to join the Liberal party.
We were very fortunate Mark Carney agreed to run, he was reluctant at first and who could blame him, he had a very nice life as it was but he chose to put the country before himself and his wife is very, very supportive.
I have to admit I was kind of 'meh' about him but he has proven me wrong and is the right person at the right time and will do Canada proud, actually he already has.
Cha
(319,443 posts)I do that now when I see anything about Human Kindness and People Fighting For Our Humanity the World Over.
Mahalo for the backstory and your experience with Mark Carney. It's so Nice to be surprised by someone in a position like That!
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Spazito
(55,674 posts)don't take it for granted, that's for sure.
Cha
(319,443 posts)lucky to have DU so we can talk acorse Across the Borders.
Spazito
(55,674 posts)Thank goodness for DU indeed!