Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority government after a very close general election race that left the Liberals just three seats shy of a majority.
It was way closer than it should have been. Over 41% of a highly engaged electorate at best saw no deal breakers in Poilievre’s platform. That’s got to be unsettling to anyone with any form of vulnerability or marginalized position. Nearly half of Canadians are ready to see you as an optional inconvenience under (unrelated, no less) pressured circumstances.
The battle for this nation’s soul is far from concluded.
It was way closer than it should have been. Over 41% of a highly engaged electorate at best saw no deal breakers in Poilievre’s platform. That’s got to be unsettling to anyone with any form of vulnerability or marginalized position. Nearly half of Canadians are ready to see you as an optional inconvenience under (unrelated, no less) pressured circumstances.
The battle for this nation’s soul is far from concluded.