Ontario, Prairies Blocked Liberals From an Election-Night Majority Blowout

Ontario, Prairies Blocked Liberals From an Election-Night Majority Blowout
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives on stage at his campaign headquarters in Ottawa after the Liberal party won the federal election on April 29, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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The Liberals rose from the ashes under Prime Minister Mark Carney but the party’s failure to sweep many of its targeted ridings last night denied it a resounding majority mandate.

A big part of that failure happened in Ontario, where the party lost many incumbents — even as Carney called for a strong mandate to deal with the threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump.