Overview
- The Liberals, following Monday’s by-elections, now control 174 of 343 seats for an absolute majority in the House of Commons.
- Toronto’s University–Rosedale went to Danielle Martin and Scarborough Southwest to Doly Begum, and Tatiana Auguste won in Terrebonne, Québec.
- With a working majority, the government can pass legislation without opposition backing or a Speaker’s tie‑breaking vote.
- Hours after the wins, Mark Carney paused the federal fuel tax from next week to early September, cutting pump prices by about seven cents per liter.
- Carney is pushing higher defense spending and trade deals in Europe and Asia to reduce reliance on the United States as Conservatives accuse him of gaining power through floor‑crossing “backroom deals.”