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	Podcast:		The Munk Debates Podcast
	Episode:		Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Mark Carney gets his Liberal Majority
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		00:36:08
	Publish Date:		2026-04-14 16:19:51
	Description:		Thanks to recent floor crossings and last night's by-election, the Liberal Party now has a majority government and a 15 point favourability lead that has unnerved and divided the Conservatives. Should MPs be able to cross the floor at their will? Andrew argues that public officials crossing over from the opposition to the governing body should seek permission from their constituents. What is the fate and future of the NDP and Conservatives in this new political environment? Meanwhile the Liberals now have time to rebuild the party and Mark Carney, with the confidence of the country, has the latitude to decide what direction he wants to go in. Will the PM use this new majority and political capital to finally address Canada's major crises - productivity, overregulation, lack of competition - that past leaders chose to ignore?
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