Mark Carney’s Liberals Win Canadian Elections – Guido Fawkes

Mark Carney’s Liberals Win Canadian Elections

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The Liberals get a fourth straight term in Canada after Mark Carney took the reins from Trudeau in March. Public broadcaster CBC News called it at 3:00 British time…

The left-wing New Democratic Party’s leader Jagmeet Singh has stepped down after losing his seat. 172 seats are needed to win. Carney has just finished speaking to supporters after the result. He says: “We have to look out for ourselves, and above all, we have to take care of each other.” It was Trump wot won it…

The Conservatives are projected to have received 41% – the highest in decades and up from 120 pre-election. Pierre Poilievre is the Conservatives’ third leader since the 2015 election. He told supporters: “Change takes time. Most of all, it requires that we never give up.” Doesn’t sound like he wants to stand down…

UPDATE: PM’s official statement:

“Congratulations to Mark Carney on your election victory. The UK and Canada are the closest of allies, partners and friends. With your leadership, and personal ties to the UK, I know the relationship between our two countries will continue to grow.

Our partnership is based on shared history and values, with a shared sovereign, and I look forward to strengthening our ties following our successful meeting in Downing Street last month.

We will work together to deepen our economic relationship to deliver security for hardworking people in the UK and Canada – which we were both elected to do.

I welcome your leadership on international issues, and I know we will continue to work closely on defence, security, trade and investment as we look ahead to the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis in June.”