News Analysis
After narrowly missing a majority in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to do everything a new leader does, as well as enter highly consequential negotiations with Canada’s neighbour and world superpower, the United States.
The Liberals’ minority status is unlikely to be an impediment in the short term as opposition parties assess their campaigns and, in the case of the NDP, find a new leader, and in the case of the Conservatives, find a seat for their current leader.
While both NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre lost their seats in the election, Singh said he was stepping down and Poilievre indicated he plans to stay on as leader….