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Jesse Kline: Carney has sowed division, not created a 'unity government'

Rather than reaching out to the Opposition, the PM kneecapped the Tories and angered voters in the process

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Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off of a political coup when his party won three byelections on Monday after enticing five members of the opposition parties to cross the floor, thus turning a minority into a majority government for the first time in Canadian history. But to suggest, as many Liberals are, that he has formed some sort of “unity government” is patently ridiculous.

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I’m not a big fan of this prime minister, but the political prowess he’s displayed since winning a minority a year ago has been nothing short of a masterclass. I didn’t think the stodgy banker had it in him.

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Following last April’s election, Carney’s Liberals had 169 seats, just shy of the 172 needed for a razor-thin majority. Half a year later, in November 2025, the prime minister enticed Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont to........

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