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Canada: Carney's Liberals Narrowly Survive Budget Vote, Avoid Election

Canada: Carney's Liberals Narrowly Survive Budget Vote 170-168, Avoid Election

Canada: Carney's Liberals Narrowly Survive Budget Vote, Avoid Election
Above: Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney exits the House of Commons in Ottawa, Canada, on Nov. 17, 2025. Image credit: Dave Chan/AFP/Getty Images

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Carney's leadership transformation has revitalized the Liberal brand and earned cross-party support for critical nation-building initiatives. The budget's infrastructure spending and immigration reforms won approval from 76% and 74% of Canadians respectively, with even Alberta showing unprecedented support for Liberal policies. This strategic pivot from Trudeau's approach proves effective leadership can reshape party fortunes and unite the country.

The razor-thin budget victory exposes deep fractures across all parties, andwhile Carney's overconfident governing style that nearly triggered an unwanted election. Multiple Conservative MPs are reportedly uneasy with Poilievre while Liberal MPs question distancing from Trudeau's legacy. The NDP remains leaderless and divided, with the budget only surviving through desperate last-minute deals and abstentions rather than genuine unity and support.

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The razor-thin budget victory exposes deep fractures across all parties, while Carney's overconfident governing style nearly triggered an unwanted election. Multiple Conservative MPs are reportedly uneasy with Poilievre while Liberal MPs question distancing from Trudeau's legacy. The NDP remains leaderless and divided, with the budget only surviving through desperate last-minute deals and abstentions rather than genuine unity and support.

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 4% chance that the U.S. will annex any part of Canada before June 3, 2072, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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