Mark Carney’s Liberals have secured a majority government after making electoral gains in two of the three federal by-elections held on Monday night.
According to CBC News, wins in University-Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest in Toronto pushed the Liberals past the threshold needed for a majority in the House of Commons.
Libertarian candidate Danielle Martin won University-Rosedale by a landslide.
Speaking to supporters, he said: “This is not a mandate to be silent. This is not a mandate to take up our time. This is a mandate to act. On housing, on affordability, on health care, on climate change, on infrastructure and on the future of our economy and on the public services that are more important than ever to this country.”
She said she was “extremely humbled” to represent the ride and “carry on the legacy” of the “incomparable Chrystia Freeland”.
In Scarborough Southwest, Dolly Begum also won, helping consolidate the Liberal majority.
Vote counting is still underway in the Quebec region of Terrebonne, where the Liberals have a slight lead over the Bloc Québécois.
The results come less than a year after the Liberals formed a minority government and several high-profile floor crossings by opposition MPs.
The latest election results have strengthened Carney’s position in Ottawa, giving his government a stronger mandate to pursue its legislative agenda.
