OTTAWA — Mark Carney’s minority government transformed into a slim but workable majority in Parliament courtesy of two Monday night byelection victories in Toronto, meaning the prime minister can now more easily advance his high-spending economic and defence agenda over any opposition objections.
The majority gives Carney greater control over parliamentary committee membership and votes in the House of Commons. More importantly, it gives him the luxury of time to govern as he sees fit amid global turmoil.
With 173 of 343 seats in the House of Commons, Carney has up to three more years before he will need to call a federal election.
