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Carney Is Two Seats Away From a Majority Government, and Most Americans Don't Want Tariffs on Canada.
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Carney Is Two Seats Away From a Majority Government
NDP MP Lori Idlout, who has represented Nunavut since 2021, crossed the floor to join the Liberals on Tuesday night. She's the fourth MP to defect to PM Mark Carney's side since November, and the first from the NDP. The NDP is now down to six MPs.
The move brings the Liberals to 170 seats - two short of a majority. Three byelections are set for April 13, and two of those ridings (both in Toronto) are considered safe Liberal territory. The third, in Quebec's Terrebonne, will be tighter after the Supreme Court voided the Liberals' one-vote win there in 2025.
Idlout said she wanted to work with a government that makes decisions "with Nunavut, not only about Nunavut." Carney is heading north this week to talk Arctic sovereignty and defence, and Ottawa recently put $50 million toward an Inuit-led university. If the April byelections go the Liberals' way, Carney won't need to negotiate with anyone to pass legislation. That changes the math on everything from immigration to trade policy to tax reform.
Read more: CBC News / National Post
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Most Americans Don't Want Tariffs on Canada
A new Angus Reid survey found that 51% of Americans want no tariffs on Canada at all - that figure is up from the 48% reported in October 2024. Among registered Democrats, that number jumps to 72%. Even MAGA Republicans aren't pushing hard for it. Nearly half of them said they'd only want a "minor" tariff.
The numbers are worth paying attention to with CUSMA up for renegotiation this year. Nearly half of Americans (48%) want to keep the existing trade deal as-is, and almost two-thirds (63%) said Trump's tariffs are mostly being paid by American consumers and businesses, not Canada.
The broader picture is a disconnect between the White House and the public. Three-quarters of Americans (73%) still view Canada favourably. More than half said Canada is one of America's most important trading partners. Canadians are less warm in return - 39% now see the U.S. as "an enemy" or "a potential threat," and six in ten said they can never trust Americans the same way again. The difference is something Canadian expats living in the U.S. have to navigate every day.
Read more: Global News / Angus Reid Institute