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Coffee House Shots: Revenge of the centrists – Carney wins in Canada

Coffee House Shots: Revenge of the centrists – Carney wins in Canada

Best of the Spectator · The Spectator

April 29, 202513m 3s

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<div>Mark Carney has won the Canadian election, leading the Liberal Party to a fourth term. Having only been Prime Minister for 6 weeks, succeeding Justin Trudeau, this is an impressive achievement when you consider that Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives were over 20 percentage points ahead in the polls earlier this year.<br><br>Trump’s rhetoric against Canada – engaging in a trade war and calling for the country to become the 51st state – is credited as turning around the fortunes of the Liberals. Are there lessons for conservatives across the anglosphere, including Kemi Badenoch?<br><br>Patrick Gibbons speaks to James Heale and Michael Martins.<br><br>Produced by Patrick Gibbons.</div> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>