PoliticsCanada’s ruling Liberals sweep special elections, boosting Mark Carney

Canada’s Liberal party has won all three special elections, a result presented as voter backing for Prime Minister Mark Carney after his confrontation with Donald Trump. The victories would give the Liberals 173 of 343 House of Commons seats, including a major Conservative-to-Liberal shift in Quebec’s Chicoutimi-Le Fjord.

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