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Canada's Liberal Party moves closer to majority

Canada's Liberal Party moves closer to majority after opposition MP defection

A recent defection of MP Lori Idlout from the NDP to the Liberal Party increases the likelihood of Prime Minister Mark Carney achieving a majority government in Canada.

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Canada’s ruling Liberals likely to reach lower house majority in April bypolls

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Canada's Ruling Liberals Eye Majority Government With Latest Political Defection

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Liberals celebrate after MP quits New Democrats to join Mark Carney’s government

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal party took a victory lap on Parliament Hill Wednesday after the NDP’s Lori Idlout ditched her party to join the governing Liberals — placing a majority of se...

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Idlout’s floor-crossing gets Carney closer to majority as byelections loom

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Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crosses floor from NDP to Liberals

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Carney calls three by-elections in Canada that could grant him a majority

The Liberal government currently has 169 seats in parliament, just three shy of a majority in Canada's parliament.

CHCH TV

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crosses floor leaving NDP for Liberal party

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor, leaving the NDP to join the governing Liberal party weeks ahead of three byelections.

Montreal Gazette on MSN

Terrebonne byelection to be held April 13, featuring rematch between Liberal and Bloc candidates

A byelection will be held on Monday, April 13 in the federal Quebec riding of Terrebonne, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced.

rdnewsnow.com

New Liberal MP Idlout says threats to the North key to her floor-crossing decision

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout says having a say in decisions affecting her community at a critical time for Canada's North was a key factor in her decision to join the Liberal government. News that Idlout had become the first member of the NDP to

Nunavut MP Idlout, critical of Carney, joins Liberals

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has joined the governing Liberal Party of Canada, leaving the NDP, and bringing Prime Minister Mark Carney one step closer to a majority government.

The Washington Post

Canada’s next leader says he’ll stand up to Trump. Who is Mark Carney?

Mark Carney, the Canadian economist who helped steer two countries through major financial upheaval as the governor of their central banks, was elected leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party on Sunday. The 59-year-old is expected to formally replace ...

USA Today

Mark Carney to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada's next prime minister

OTTAWA, Canada — Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results showed on Sunday. Carney will take over at a tumultuous time in ...

Reuters

Canada lawmaker swaps parties to Carney's Liberals, now on cusp of majority rule

TORONTO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party said on Thursday that a member of parliament from the Conservative Party had swapped to the minority governing party, which leaves it just one seat away from a parliamentary ...