Prime Minister Mark Carney has called byelections in the Toronto ridings of University-Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest and the Quebec riding of Terrebonne — races the Liberals will want to win to secure a thin majority government.

The byelections will be held on April 13, according to a news release posted on the prime minister's website Sunday morning. 

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[–] [S] 10 points 8 months ago (1 child)

I'm a little surprised that he didn't make the by-election period a little longer, but I'm not sure it will make a difference.

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    The NDP will select its next leader at the Winnipeg Convention held from March 27-29, 2026.

    https://leadership.ndp.ca/

    Just want to point out this would have given a opportunity for a potential NDP leader to gain a seat if they had some sense of urgency.

    One of the thing people don't bring up is how poorly ran the NDP is from the perspective of the backroom leaders.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    The NDP doesn't have a real chance of winning any of those seats, even with more campaign time. The next seat with a real chance is Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, but they're the incumbents there.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (5 children)

    I want to like Carney, but this makes me uneasy.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    What makes you uneasy about the short by-election date?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    Carney having a majority makes me uneasy.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Will he start the new pipelines as soon as he secures a majority I wonder.

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