The Liberals would need to pass the 172-seat majority to form a government, according to the CBC on Tuesday afternoon.
The Liberals have won 169 seats in the most recent polls, compared to 144 for the main opposition Conservative Party, according to the most recent projections from the vote on Monday.
After trailing the Tories by as much as 25 percentage points as recently as January, the Liberals now have a stunning fourth consecutive mandate.
However, many Canadian voters rallied behind Carney and the Liberals because Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on Canadian goods and the Republican leader’s repeated threats to make Canada the 51st US state.
After months of receiving a lot of negative feedback about how his government handled a housing crisis and other affordability issues, Carney’s predecessor, former prime minister Justin Trudeau, resigned.
According to Al Jazeera’s John Hendren, who was reporting from Ottawa, the country’s capital, on Tuesday, many voters “wanted to make sure that they were choosing a leader who could combat Trump, the country’s one major threat.”
According to Hendren, “Canadians saw an existential crisis,” he said, “because 80% of their exports go to the United States, their biggest trading partner, and those tariffs were making it difficult to conduct business.”
Carney, a former central banker, said that addressing the tariffs from the Trump administration will be top of the list at this time.
His honeymoon might not last as long as he can, Hendren said.
Carney claimed in a statement that Trump had spoken with him and that he had received congratulations from the US president after his victory on Tuesday afternoon.
The leaders both recognized the value of working together to advance Canada and the United States as independent, sovereign nations. The leaders agreed to meet in person shortly in order to accomplish this,” according to Carney’s office’s statement.
To pass legislation and withstand no-confidence votes in parliament, the Liberals will need the support of an opposition party.
The NDP, which had been supporting the Trudeau administration until late last year, appears to be in good shape for that role.
According to CBC’s tally, the NDP’s seven seats in the election on Monday are expected to be sufficient to overtake the 172-seat majority needed for the House of Commons.
In his victory speech following the vote on Monday, Carney urged Canadians to keep their resolve despite Trump’s threats.
He claimed that America desires its land, resources, water, and nation. President Trump is attempting to enslave us so that it can become a part of America, which will never be the case.
Meanwhile, Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the opposition Conservatives, congratulated Carney on his victory and said it would be his party’s responsibility to “hold the government to account.”
