Commentary
The current Liberal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the longest-running minority government in Canadian history aside from an unusual government under Mackenzie King, which shifted back and forth between majority and minority status in the 1920s. On average, Canadian minority governments last 18 months before an election is invoked. If the Trudeau government stays in power until the expected election date in October 2025, it will be the first true minority government to have remained in power for a full electoral term.
