After a topsy-turvy election cycle in which the Conservatives started up 25 points before trade tensions with the United States and a Liberal leadership change, Canadian voters have given the Liberal Party another mandate in Ottawa.
This is a big win for Mark Carney, the newly installed Canadian prime minister who had spent a career in high finance, but never as an elected public official before Tuesday. Though a personal triumph, Carney and the Liberals’ election victory heralds more disappointment ahead for Canadians as he leans into a harmful trade war with Washington, maintains green energy pressures, and slow walks an enduring defense reset.
On Monday, Canadian voters gave the Liberal Party its fourth government in a row, paving the way for Carney to remain Canadian prime minister. The Liberal Party is set to win 168 seats, an increase of 15 seats from last…
