Mark Carney’s Liberals Win Three Special Elections, Strengthening Canada’s Trade War Stance

United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted his country is "not at war" with Canada, then proceeded to mock the threat Canada could pose to his country with "submarines from the Edmonton mall." The secretary also suggested Prime Minister Mark Carney was to blame for the current "political shouting match" between the two countries because keeping the fight alive is good for his poll numbers. Bessent made the remarks Monday in an interview with the U.S. cable news network CNBC, where he was asked if his country is now in a trade war with Canada. "Well, I don't think you can be in a tit for tat with someone that's 13 times larger than you are," he said. "I mean we're not at war with Canada. How are we going to be at war with Canada? What, are they going to take their two submarines from the Edmonton mall and sic them on us?" Canada has leverage in this trade fight, but economists warn it comes with a cost Carney says trade deal became untenable when U.S. 'asked too much and offered too little' Pointing Edmonton's submarines at the U.S. today would be more than a little difficult. While the West Edmonton Mall did have four recreational submarines to ferry tourists through an indoor lake, the ride closed in 2005 and the subs were broken up for scrap in 2012. None of that seemed to matter in the ongoing war of words between the Trump administration and Canada that found renewed vigor this week after a trade deal between the two countries fell apart at the last minute. Charette says Canada consistently raised auto industry in U.S. trade negotiations Carney said he pulled Canada's negotiating team back home late on Friday, Aug. 21 after the U.S. team introduced "last-minute changes" that the government deemed "unfair" and "uneconomic." Those demands, Carney said the day after talks stopped, would have restricted Canada's ability to sign trade deals with other countries and undermined subsidies to French-language media and the requirement for bilingual product labelling. The prime minister also said that the auto deal the U.S. wanted to strike would have degraded the industry over time, something he could not accept. The day after pulling back from the table, the U.S. hit Canada with 50 per cent tariffs on about $28 billion worth of Canadian exports to the U.S. Carney followed that up by announcing Canada would match those tariffs dollar for dollar beginning Sept. 8. Since those trade talks fell apart, U.S. President Donald Trump has taken to insulting Canada on social media and trolling Canadians by renamingLake Ontario "Lake America." Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew have both pushed back against Trump, with Ford inviting the U.S. president to "kiss my ass"and Kinew comparing Trump to an"over the hill" bandplaying out their last days in a casino. Carney has so far avoided joining in with taunts and jeers, but he did confirm that Canada is now in a trade war with its southern neighbour. "You're at war when you get attacked. We got attacked," Carney said the day after the trade deal fell apart. Trump official mocks Canada, insists there's no trade war Bessent said the talks were going well and that Canada was "offered the best trade deal of any country on the globe" before Ottawa walked away "at the last minute." Trump says Canada 'wants the benefits' of being a U.S. state 'without being one' as trade dispute deepens What went wrong with U.S. trade talks, according to Canada's chief negotiator "I think it is very unfortunate that Prime Minister Carney has turned this into a political shouting match," he said. "He came to power on an anti-American, anti-Trump agenda; he was 20 points behind in the polls and then he started this. "It's unfortunate he's not doing what's best for the Canadian people. He's doing what is best for the Liberal Party, what's best for Mark Carney, and in the long run the Canadian people are going to see through that." Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will meet with Bessent and his other G20 counterparts over the next two days in Asheville, N.C. According to a statement from Champagne's office, those meetings with representatives of other countries will be used to reiterate Canada's selling point as a reliable trade partner of choice "amid ongoing global uncertainty." Retaliatory tariffs will hurt Alberta: Premier Smith Meanwhile, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was also on American television Monday arguing that both countries will be hurt in the ongoing trade dispute with the U.S. because "no one wins a tariff war." Smith said that as long as tariffs remain in place, the impact will be felt most deeply by small businesses on both sides of the border, which will be forced to lay off workers to cope with the higher costs. The premier said the best thing that can happen to both economies is for negotiators to return to the table, even when relations with the two countries remain strained. "Canadians are confused, I think they're disappointed," she said. "I guess we're a bit confused, because we're such a strong ally, we have such integrated defence, we have such integrated markets, we don't understand why the Americans would want Canada to be weaker." Senior writer Peter Zimonjic is a senior writer for CBC News who reports for digital, radio and television. He has worked as a reporter and columnist in London, England, for the Telegraph, Times and Daily Mail, and in Canada for the Ottawa Citizen, Torstar and Sun Media. He is the author of Into The Darkness: An Account of 7/7, published by Vintage.

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has executed a clean sweep of all three of Monday night’s federal byelections, snatching away a Quebec riding from Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives and holding onto two Liberal strongholds in Ontario and British Columbia to solidify his majority government. The major victory of the night came for the Liberals in Chicoutimi–Le Fjord, Que., seeing the Liberals pick up a seat from an embattled Poilievre. The party also handily held onto Beaches–East York, Ont., and North Vancouver–Capilano, B.C. Heading into Monday night, the governing Liberals held 170 seats, after a series of resignations in recent months. The trio of wins has moved the party back up to 173, one seat more than required to keep their majority foothold in the House of Commons. With a majority government, the Liberals could hold onto power until 2029 without the risk of being toppled by the opposition, because the numbers are on their side during votes of confidence in the House. Reaffirming this power comes at a critical time, with MPs returning to the House of Commons for the fall sitting on Sept. 21. These byelections took place amid an increasingly acrimonious trade war with the United States, and as results started trickling in Monday evening, CTV News’ political panellists all emphasized how much the events of the last few weeks on the Canada-U.S. trade file — and specifically the actions and comments of U.S. President Donald Trump — drove the vote. “Trump is shaking the table, I think, in every part of this country, in politics from sea to sea, including Quebec,” said Kory Teneycke, a former director of communications for prime minister Stephen Harper. From the softwood lumber sector in British Columbia, to the agriculture and manufacturing sectors in Quebec, the effects of tariffs are being directly felt. The downtown Toronto riding, meanwhile, sits along Lake Ontario, which in the U.S. is now known as Lake America, a reference to which the victorious candidate there made clear reference in his victory speech Monday night. “I think it’s a huge factor,” said Scott Reid, a former communications director to prime minister Paul Martin. Though, tonight’s results won’t be the last test for the parties, as the prime minister still has six other byelections to call in the coming months to fill current and upcoming vacancies. Here’s everything you need to know about the results in these three ridings. Liberals pick up Chicoutimi–Le Fjord, Que. Voters in the closely watched Chicoutimi–Le Fjord, Que., have flipped the riding from Conservative to Liberal, securing a stronger-than-expected result for the federal government. After the close margin of victory in last year’s general election, the riding was considered the one to watch in Monday’s byelections. Liberal ‘A great time to be a Liberal’: PM Carney sweeps all three byelections, holds onto majority, a local farmer and past chair of the Quebec Dairy Producers association, has now won the riding. With all polls reporting, he secured 51.3 per cent of the vote. Seen to be in close contention to pick up the riding, the Bloc Quebecois candidate Caroline Dubé placed second with 32.9 per cent of the vote. Conservative candidate Régis Gaudreault has claimed around 13 per cent of the vote, pushing the Conservatives from first place in last year’s general election to a distant third-place spot following today’s byelection. Monday’s vote was to replace the seat vacated by Conservative Richard Martel, who had held it since a 2018 byelection, and was appointed by Carney to the Senate early last month. In an interview with CTV News last month, former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore said while the race was anyone’s game, it could be “enormously problematic” for the Conservatives if the seat flipped to the Liberals. “If the Liberals leapfrog from third to first, and the Conservative slide from first to third, that’s going to be a real problem,” Moore said. “Certainly for Pierre Poilievre, you have to explain.” Speaking during CTV News’ special election coverage Monday night, Reid said the election results were “a beating” at the expense of both the Bloc and the Conservatives. “They’re going to have to start from scratch as a matter of electoral strategy,” Reid said, referencing the Conservatives. “What they’re doing ain’t working. What Pierre Poilievre has going, he ain’t playing, it sure ain’t playing in Quebec. It requires a big rethink.” Teneycke also categorized Monday night’s result as a “beatdown,” chalking it up to low polling numbers for Poilievre and “a leadership that’s under siege” from MPs leaving his caucus. Teneycke also pointed to Trump and the increasingly tense trade war with the United States as “incredible tailwinds” for Carney and the Liberals. Beaches–East York, Ont. stays Liberal In Beaches–East York, Ont., the Liberals have held onto a riding largely considered a stronghold for the party. As of early Tuesday morning with 97 per cent of polls reporting, Liberal Tanveer Shahnawaz had secured 55 per cent of the vote. Running against Shahnawaz were NDP Shannon Devine, a union and labour advocate, who secured 26 per cent of the vote, while Conservative Jim Syrbos, a local coffee shop owner, received around 15 per cent of the vote. Shahnawaz previously served as the constituency office manager for now-former Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith, who held the seat from 2015, until he resigned early last month after a failed run at the Ontario Liberal leadership. “It is going to now be the honour of a lifetime to represent the only home I’ve ever known as your next member of Parliament,” Shahnawaz said in his victory speech Monday night. “I am not here, my team is not here, without the hundreds and hundreds of volunteers and members of my now-caucus colleagues and their teams from across the GTA and the province,” he also said, adding that based on the thousands of conversations his campaign has had with voters over the last few weeks, he’ll be prioritizing building community and supporting the prime minister’s nation-building efforts. “It’s a great time to be a Liberal in Canada,” Shahnawaz said. Aside from the four-year period from 2011–2015 when it was held by the NDP, Liberals have represented the riding since 1997. PMO staffer claims North Vancouver–Capilano, B.C. In North Vancouver–Capilano, B.C., voters also re-elected a Liberal, as expected. The riding has been held by the Liberals since 2015. With 86 per cent of polls reporting as of early Tuesday morning ET, Liberal Braeden Caley won the race with around 58 per cent of the vote. Running against Caley were Conservative Stephen Curran, a lawyer who also ran in the riding during last year’s general election, who placed second with 28 per cent of the vote. Green candidate Shelley Luce came a surprise third with around nine per cent, while NDP candidate Stephen Tweedale, a community activist and organizer, garnered less than four per cent of the vote. While he’s a relative unknown in the riding, Caley is a familiar face on Parliament Hill, having previously worked as a deputy chief of staff to Carney. The riding has largely voted with the government for decades, held by Conservatives when Harper was in office, and flipping to the Liberals when former prime minister Justin Trudeau formed government. Candidates ran to replace longtime Jonathan Wilkinson, who resigned after he was appointed ambassador to the European Union in the spring.

Canada Liberals sweep bypolls as Carney gains backing in Trump trade row Canada's ruling Liberals won all three special elections as Mark Carney faced Donald Trump's trade pressure. The sweep strengthens Carney in Parliament and signals public backing for his US strategy. Canada's ruling Liberals won all three special elections held on Monday, in a result that suggested support for Prime Minister Mark Carney's handling of the dispute with US President Donald Trump. The Canadian Press projected Liberal victories in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec, Beaches-East York in Toronto, and North Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia. Carney said the results were a sign of support for his government's approach. "At this consequential time for Canada, voters have placed their trust in our government's plan," he said in a statement. The Liberal sweep would take the party to 173 seats in the 343-seat House of Commons, strengthening its position in Parliament. The biggest shift came in Quebec, where Liberal candidate Daniel Gobeil was projected to win comfortably in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, a seat held by the opposition Conservatives since 2018. The region is home to aluminium producers, dairy farms and other industries affected by the escalating trade war. "This victory means we can maintain Canadian unity all across the country," Gobeil said. The other two seats were already held by the Liberals. In British Columbia, Carney's former deputy chief of staff Braeden Caley won North Vancouver-Capilano. Liberal MP Hedy Fry told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp: "The United States is getting a message tonight. Our leader has the support of the Canadian people." US-Canada trade talks collapsed on August 21 after the two sides failed to reach a deal, and Trump imposed 50 per cent tariffs on about USD 20 billion in Canadian goods. Canada responded with plans for tariffs on US products. Trump has stepped up his attacks on Canada since the talks failed. He signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America", while US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that Canada had limited leverage in the dispute because the US economy is about 13 times larger. Trump has also repeatedly spoken about making Canada the 51st state. Carney has stepped up efforts to deepen economic ties with Europe and other partners. The special elections were held after the MPs who previously represented the three seats resigned earlier this year. Daniel Beland, a political science professor at McGill University, said the Liberal sweep showed Carney retaining strong support across regions, with the Quebec result standing out the most. He said the clear win in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord likely reflected, in part, support in Quebec for Carney's August 21 decision "to pull the plug on trade negotiations with the White House". Beland also said the Conservative slide in the seat was bad news for leader Pierre Poilievre, with the party falling from 34 per cent of the vote last year to about 13 per cent and third place on Monday. "These numbers do look bad," he said. Carney, who won Canada's election last year amid public anger over Trump's annexation threats, has said he wants to reduce Canada's reliance on the US. Monday's results gave his party a stronger position in Parliament and underlined support for its current approach to the US dispute. With PTI Inputs Canada's ruling Liberals won all three special elections held on Monday, in a result that suggested support for Prime Minister Mark Carney's handling of the dispute with US President Donald Trump. The Canadian Press projected Liberal victories in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec, Beaches-East York in Toronto, and North Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia. Carney said the results were a sign of support for his government's approach. "At this consequential time for Canada, voters have placed their trust in our government's plan," he said in a statement. The Liberal sweep would take the party to 173 seats in the 343-seat House of Commons, strengthening its position in Parliament. The biggest shift came in Quebec, where Liberal candidate Daniel Gobeil was projected to win comfortably in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, a seat held by the opposition Conservatives since 2018. The region is home to aluminium producers, dairy farms and other industries affected by the escalating trade war. "This victory means we can maintain Canadian unity all across the country," Gobeil said. The other two seats were already held by the Liberals. In British Columbia, Carney's former deputy chief of staff Braeden Caley won North Vancouver-Capilano. Liberal MP Hedy Fry told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp: "The United States is getting a message tonight. Our leader has the support of the Canadian people." US-Canada trade talks collapsed on August 21 after the two sides failed to reach a deal, and Trump imposed 50 per cent tariffs on about USD 20 billion in Canadian goods. Canada responded with plans for tariffs on US products. Trump has stepped up his attacks on Canada since the talks failed. He signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America", while US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that Canada had limited leverage in the dispute because the US economy is about 13 times larger. Trump has also repeatedly spoken about making Canada the 51st state. Carney has stepped up efforts to deepen economic ties with Europe and other partners. The special elections were held after the MPs who previously represented the three seats resigned earlier this year. Daniel Beland, a political science professor at McGill University, said the Liberal sweep showed Carney retaining strong support across regions, with the Quebec result standing out the most. He said the clear win in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord likely reflected, in part, support in Quebec for Carney's August 21 decision "to pull the plug on trade negotiations with the White House". Beland also said the Conservative slide in the seat was bad news for leader Pierre Poilievre, with the party falling from 34 per cent of the vote last year to about 13 per cent and third place on Monday. "These numbers do look bad," he said. Carney, who won Canada's election last year amid public anger over Trump's annexation threats, has said he wants to reduce Canada's reliance on the US. Monday's results gave his party a stronger position in Parliament and underlined support for its current approach to the US dispute. With PTI Inputs Canada's ruling Liberals won all three special elections held on Monday, in a result that suggested support for Prime Minister Mark Carney's handling of the dispute with US President Donald Trump. The Canadian Press projected Liberal victories in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec, Beaches-East York in Toronto, and North Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia. Carney said the results were a sign of support for his government's approach. "At this consequential time for Canada, voters have placed their trust in our government's plan," he said in a statement. The Liberal sweep would take the party to 173 seats in the 343-seat House of Commons, strengthening its position in Parliament. The biggest shift came in Quebec, where Liberal candidate Daniel Gobeil was projected to win comfortably in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, a seat held by the opposition Conservatives since 2018. The region is home to aluminium producers, dairy farms and other industries affected by the escalating trade war. "This victory means we can maintain Canadian unity all across the country," Gobeil said. The other two seats were already held by the Liberals. In British Columbia, Carney's former deputy chief of staff Braeden Caley won North Vancouver-Capilano. Liberal MP Hedy Fry told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp: "The United States is getting a message tonight. Our leader has the support of the Canadian people." US-Canada trade talks collapsed on August 21 after the two sides failed to reach a deal, and Trump imposed 50 per cent tariffs on about USD 20 billion in Canadian goods. Canada responded with plans for tariffs on US products. Trump has stepped up his attacks on Canada since the talks failed. He signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America", while US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that Canada had limited leverage in the dispute because the US economy is about 13 times larger. Trump has also repeatedly spoken about making Canada the 51st state. Carney has stepped up efforts to deepen economic ties with Europe and other partners. The special elections were held after the MPs who previously represented the three seats resigned earlier this year. Daniel Beland, a political science professor at McGill University, said the Liberal sweep showed Carney retaining strong support across regions, with the Quebec result standing out the most. He said the clear win in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord likely reflected, in part, support in Quebec for Carney's August 21 decision "to pull the plug on trade negotiations with the White House". Beland also said the Conservative slide in the seat was bad news for leader Pierre Poilievre, with the party falling from 34 per cent of the vote last year to about 13 per cent and third place on Monday. "These numbers do look bad," he said. Carney, who won Canada's election last year amid public anger over Trump's annexation threats, has said he wants to reduce Canada's reliance on the US. Monday's results gave his party a stronger position in Parliament and underlined support for its current approach to the US dispute. With PTI Inputs

The collapse of the trade talks with the United States ultimately led the Liberals picking up a seat in Quebec OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney secured his government’s majority by winning all three byelections in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec on Monday night, upping his seat count to 173 in the House of Commons. Enjoy the latest local, national and international news. Enjoy the latest local, national and international news. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. The Liberals were expecting to easily win the two byelections in Toronto and Vancouver, but the race in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord — a riding two hours north of Quebec City — was expected to be a fierce battle between the Liberals and the Bloc Québécois. The collapse of the trade talks with the United States, combined with Carney’s commitment to protect supply management, ultimately led the Liberals picking up the seat in Quebec. Liberal candidate Daniel Gobeil, former head of the Milk Producers of Quebec and a dairy farmer himself, won a resounding victory in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord with over 51 per cent of the vote while Bloc’s Caroline Dubé, a former political staffer, finished second with 33 per cent according to preliminary results. Conservative candidate Régis Gaudreault, a lawyer by profession, finished in third place at 13 per cent. Political Hack gets at what’s really going on behind the scenes on Parliament Hill. Wednesdays and Fridays. In his victory speech, Gobeil said he was happy the people of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord would have a seat at the table in government and he vowed to become a strong voice for supply management. A Liberal source told the National Post ahead of the vote that the mood amongst voters had significantly shifted in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord after the trade talks collapsed with the U.S. The source, speaking on a not-for-attribution basis to talk more freely, said people at the doors seemed to rally around Carney’s decision to not concede to the Trump administration’s demands. The Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean region has been disproportionately affected by the trade war with the U.S. Many workers in the area work in the aluminum and lumber sectors, and there is a large dairy farming industry under supply management. Despite that, voters were ready to support Carney in his decision to walk away from the negotiating table. “I have to say: the people of Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean are very proud and they don’t let people step on their toes,” the source said. The seat of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord was left vacant after Conservative MP Richard Martel, a former junior hockey coach, was appointed to the Senate by Carney earlier this summer. Martel’s move to the Senate, while not a floor-crossing per se, might have left a sour taste in the mouths of some of his voters. But Chicoutimi—Le Fjord was not a Conservative stronghold. In fact, voters in the riding have voted Bloc, Liberal and NDP in the past before they first voted for Martel, whom was well-known in the community, in 2018. Despite a strong personal brand, Martel barely held onto his seat in 2025.Only three points separated first place from third placein the riding, and Martel won his fourth mandate with a razor-thin majority. Late Monday evening, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet conceded the victory to the Liberals and congratulated his candidate for a hard-fought campaign. He also proclaimed that this byelection has demonstrated that there are two main political parties competing on the federal scene: the Liberals and the Bloc Québécois. Blanchet spent nearly two weeks campaigning with his candidate in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, to the point where his opponents have suggested they’re campaigning against him and not Dubé. Bloc MPs and Parti Québécois candidates also swarmed in the riding in recent weeks to help Dubé, but to no avail. In comparison, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Carney each visited the riding once ahead of the byelection. The Bloc had criticized Carney for holding a federal byelection while the Quebec election campaign is underway. In fact, provincial party signs have popped up along the streets of Chicoutimi in recent days, adding to the federal signs already in place. The confusion was such thatElections Canada had to remind votersthat Monday’s federal byelection is separate from the provincial election set to happen on Oct. 5. The trade war may have helped the Liberals snatch a riding from the Conservatives, but they easily held onto two of their safe seats on Monday. Tanveer Shahnawaz, a longtime political staffer to former Liberal minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, secured 56 per cent of the vote in the Toronto riding of Beaches—East York. Shahnawaz said in a speech it will be “an honour of a lifetime” to serve as MP, while his former boss praised his kindness and his hard work in the riding. The race in the B.C. riding of North Vancouver—Capilano sought to replace Jonathan Wilkinson, another former minister who is now Canada’s ambassador to the European Union. Carney’s former deputy chief of staff, Braeden Caley, won the seat with 59 per cent of the votes. At least five more byelections are expected to be called in the coming months, including three in Quebec, one in Ontario and one in Saskatchewan. 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Carney’s Liberals win 3 special elections in Canada amid trade clash with US By-election wins strengthen Canadian leader domestically as he defends against Trump’s tariffs Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party swept to victory in special elections on Monday, boosting the leader’s parliamentary majority as a trade war with the United States escalates. Carney’s Liberal Party secured three seats, taking the district of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in French-speaking Quebec from the opposition Conservatives, and two other districts in Ontario and British Columbia that were previously held by the Liberals. Carney congratulated the winning candidates in a post on X, saying that voters had “placed their trust” in the government “at this consequential time for Canada”. “Canada is being tested in a changing world, and Canadians are up for it,” he wrote. Relations between former close allies the United States and Canada have soured after trade talks collapsed last month, with Carney saying US negotiators sought restrictions on his country’s trade pacts with other nations. US officials made unacceptable “threats” to the French language and “Quebec culture” too, he added. After Washington slapped Canada with 50 per cent duties, Ottawa announced counter-tariffs of its own.

The federal Liberals won three by-elections on Monday, an outcome that should bolster the party as it deals with a trade war with the United States. Liberal candidates won one by-election in Ontario, and another in what was expected to be a tight three-way race in Quebec, where the seat was previously held by a Conservative. The final by-election, in the riding of North Vancouver-Capilano, was also an easy win for the Liberals. The victories in all three ridings bolstered the government’s slim majority in the House of Commons, as additional by-elections loom after the recent departures of several MPs. Monday’s votes were held amid a tense trade war with the United States, which recently intensified after Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled out of negotiations with the U.S., saying American proposals were unacceptable. Mr. Carney saluted his party’s winning candidates in Chicoutimi-LeFjord, Beaches-East York and North Vancouver-Capilano in postings on X. He said Daniel Gobeil, a dairy lobbyist, would be a strong voice for rural Québec and the entire agri-food sector across the country. And he said Tanveer Shahnawaz, the Toronto candidate, knows his community, fights for it and delivers. And of Braeden Caley, the B.C. candidate and the Prime Minister’s former deputy chief of staff, Mr. Carney said he knows “his values, his work ethic, and his character.” In a longer statement on X, Mr. Carney said: “At this consequential time for Canada, voters have placed their trust in our government’s plan.” “Despite the headwinds, we are building Canada strong. We are moving fast. And we are just getting started,” he added. My statement on the by-elections in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Beaches—East York, and North Vancouver—Capilano. pic.twitter.com/aHkKEaw7C7 — Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) September 1, 2026 Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s X account did not immediately refer to the outcome of the by-elections, but the Conservative Party’s X account thanked the party’s candidates and their teams in all three by-elections not long after polls closed. Mr. Gobeil decisively claimed the northern Quebec riding of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, a victory that will be seen as a sign of Mr. Carney’s enduring popularity in Quebec amidst the trade conflict. The Saguenay region where the riding is located is the heart of Quebec’s aluminum industry, hard hit by last year’s U.S. tariffs and new levies imposed after the talks collapsed between Canadian and American negotiators on Aug. 21. It is the second by-election the Liberals have won in hostile Quebec territory this year, claiming the seat in Chicoutimi that the Conservatives have held since 2018. The Liberals also took the Bloc stronghold of Terrebonne in April. Monday’s victory came after Mr. Carney nominated the Conservative incumbent Richard Martel to the Senate in July. A hoarse and smiling Mr. Gobeil called his win a victory for “Canadian unity” and said it would allow him to bring “the people of Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean to the decision-making table.” “We sent a strong message tonight,” he said. A former president of les Producteurs de lait du Québec, which represents thousands of dairy farms in the province, Mr. Gobeil is an ardent defender of Canada’s supply management system, which has been a sticking point in trade negotiations with the U.S. The Conservatives were running Régis Gaudreault, a lawyer and teacher at the Cégep de Chicoutimi. The Bloc candidate was Caroline Dubé, a former director of the office of Bloc MP Mario Simard. The Liberals also enjoyed comfortable victories in the two other ridings up for grabs: North Vancouver-Capilano and the Toronto riding of Beaches-East York. Beaches-East York became vacant when Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith departed for an unsuccessful attempt to enter provincial politics; he is now running for a seat on Toronto city council. Mr. Shahnawaz, a onetime assistant to Mr. Erskine-Smith, has now succeeded his former boss as the Liberal MP for Beaches-East York. Other candidates in the riding included the Conservatives’ Jim Syrbos, the NDP’s Shannon Devine and the Greens’ Bruce Livesey. In North Vancouver-Capilano, Mr. Caley claimed victory for the Liberals. Jonathan Wilkinson had represented the area since 2015, initially as the MP for North Vancouver, and then for the current riding. The former federal cabinet minister was named Canadian ambassador to the European Union earlier this year. Given Mr. Caley’s former role in the Carney government, he could potentially be considered as a future cabinet minister. Other candidates in North Vancouver-Capilano included Conservative Stephen Curran, a lawyer who also contested the riding in 2025; Stephen Tweedale for the NDP; and the Green Party’s Shelley Luce, an environmental scientist. The three by-elections were held while the House of Commons is on a summer break. MPs return on Sept. 21. Additional federal by-elections are expected in the coming months. Quebec Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault has resigned his Montreal seat of Laurier–Sainte-Marie, months after he left Mr. Carney’s cabinet over a difference of opinion about the government’s energy and environmental policies. Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall is also expected to officially resign imminently. Liberal party takes all three by-election races in B.C., Ontario and Quebec. The Canadian Press

Canada’s ruling Liberal party has swept three special elections, a result that showed voters backing the prime minister, Mark Carney, after his face-off with Donald Trump. The Canadian Press, Canada’s national news agency, projected Liberal victories in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec, Beaches-East York in Toronto and North Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia. Carney said the results of Monday’s votes amounted to an endorsement of his government’s approach. “At this consequential time for Canada, voters have placed their trust in our government’s plan,” he said in a statement. The Quebec result was the most dramatic shift. The Liberal candidate Daniel Gobeil was projected to win big in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, a district held by the opposition Conservatives since 2018. The region is home to aluminium producers, dairy farms and other industries caught in an escalating trade war with the US. “This victory means we can maintain Canadian unity all across the country,” Gobeil said. The other two seats were previously held by Liberals. In British Columbia, Carney’s former deputy chief of staff Braeden Caley won North Vancouver-Capilano. The Liberal lawmaker Hedy Fry told CBC: “The United States is getting a message tonight. Our leader has the support of the Canadian people.” US-Canada trade talks collapsed on 21 August after the two sides failed to reach a deal, and Trump imposed 50% tariffs on roughly $20bn of Canadian goods. Canada responded with plans for tariffs on US products. Trump has escalated his attacks on Canada since the talks failed. He signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America”, and on Monday the US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said Canada had limited leverage in the dispute because the US economy was roughly 13 times larger. Trump has repeatedly talked about making Canada the 51st state. Meanwhile, Carney has accelerated efforts to deepen economic ties with Europe and other partners. The Liberal sweep would bring Carney’s party to 173 seats in the 343-seat House of Commons, further strengthening its position. The special elections were called after the lawmakers who previously held the three seats resigned from parliament earlier this year. Daniel Béland, a political science professor at McGill University, said the sweep showed Carney retaining strong support across regions, and he called the Quebec result the most significant. He said the easy win in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord probably reflected, in part, the popularity in Quebec of Carney’s decision “to pull the plug on trade negotiations with the White House”. He said the Conservative collapse there was bad news for the party’s leader, Pierre Poilievre. The party had about 41% of the vote in last year’s federal elections but fell to about 13% and third place on Monday. “These numbers do look bad,” Béland said. Carney won Canada’s election last year, fuelled by public anger over Trump’s annexation threats, and he has vowed to reduce Canada’s reliance on the US.

Canada’s governing Liberals have secured victories in three special elections on Monday, providing a significant boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney amidst an intensifying trade dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump. The Liberal Party claimed victory in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec, Beaches-East York in Toronto, and North Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia. Carney framed the election results as a clear endorsement of his administration's trajectory. "At this consequential time for Canada, voters have placed their trust in our government’s plan," he said in a statement. The biggest shift occurred in Quebec, where Liberal candidate Daniel Gobeil won decisively in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord. The district had been held by the opposition Conservatives since 2018, but the party fell to third place on Monday. The local economy relies on aluminum production and dairy farming, key sectors affected by the trade conflict. Nelson Wiseman, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto, said Carney enjoys higher approval ratings in Quebec than anywhere else in Canada, noting that Trump’s remarks about annexation resonate deeply there. "Quebecers have the most to lose in an apocalyptic scenario where the U.S. absorbs Canada, and the status of the French language disappears," Wiseman said. The Liberals maintained control of the other two ridings. In British Columbia, Braeden Caley, Carney’s former deputy chief of staff, took North Vancouver-Capilano. "The United States is getting a message tonight. Our leader has the support of the Canadian people," Liberal lawmaker Hedy Fry told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. in an interview. Cross-border trade negotiations broke down on Aug. 21 after negotiators failed to reach a compromise, leading Trump to enact 50% tariffs on approximately $20 billion of Canadian exports. Canada countered by announcing intended tariffs on U.S. goods. Trump has broadened his attacks since the negotiations broke down. He signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America," while U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remarked Monday that Canada has sparse leverage because the U.S. economy is roughly 13 times larger. Trump has frequently floated the idea of absorbing Canada as the 51st U.S. state. Carney has consequently accelerated efforts to build stronger trade partnerships with Europe and other international allies. The three victories bring the Liberal caucus to 173 seats in the 343-seat House of Commons, solidifying the party's position in Parliament. The special elections were prompted by lawmaker resignations earlier in the year. Daniel Béland, a political-science professor at McGill University, suggested the strong Liberal performance in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord stemmed partly from local backing for Carney’s Aug. 21 choice "to pull the plug on trade negotiations with the White House." Béland observed that the sharp drop for Conservatives creates trouble for party leader Pierre Poilievre. The Conservatives captured the riding with 34% of the vote last year, but dropped to roughly 13% on Monday. "These numbers do look bad," he said. Carney won office last year amid widespread public indignation over Trump's annexation rhetoric, promising to lessen Canada's economic reliance on its southern neighbor.

Canada’s Liberals send strong message with sweeping special-election victory, boosting Mark Carney Carney’s liberals swept three special elections amid rising trade tensions Canada’s ruling Liberal Party has reportedly won three special elections-a move that strengthens Prime Minister Mark Carney’s position in Parliament and reaffirms commitment to his government after his face off with Donald Trump. According to Carney, the results declared after Monday voting served as a seal of approval of his government’s approach. He said in a statement: “At this consequential time for Canada, voters have placed their trust in our government's plan.” The most radical transformation was the Quebec result in which The Liberal candidate Daniel Gobeil was poised for a major victory in Chicountimi-Le Fjord-a riding held by the opposition Conservatives since 2018. The region is known for aluminum manufacturing, dairy farms and other industries embroiled in a rising tariff war with the US. The remaining two seats were formerly held by Liberals. Notably, Carney’s former deputy chief of Staff Breaden Caley won North Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia. US-Canada trade talks collapsed on August 21 after both sides failed to reach a deal following Trump imposed 50% tariffs on roughly $20bn for Canadian goods. Trump has frequently made statements about making Canada the 51st state. In this connection, a political science professor at McGill University said the sweep showed Carney maintaining widespread regional backing across regions, with the Quebec results being the most crucial. The results showed that the party had about 41% of the vote in last year’s federal elections but dropped to about 13% and third place on Monday, as reported by the Guardian. In addition, Carney won Canada's election last year which was sparked by public outrage over Trump’s unyielding stance, and he has vowed to reduce Canada’s reliance on the US. - Lindsay Clancy update: Judge sends jurors back after they fail to reach decision - Why summer 2026 was the UK’s hottest on record: Key reasons explained - Gal Gadot takes a bold stand on AI amid new movie 'Bitcoin' controversy - Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: Piers Morgan’s GOAT verdict sparks debate - Anna Wintour reacts after John Galliano's 'courageous' 2027 Met Gala decision - Ariana Grande explains why she won't be wearing heels in final London shows - Anna Wintour's team speaks out anonymously on Galliano scandal - Tupac Shakur murder case: Duane Davis found guilty

Carney's Liberals Win 3 Special Elections to Keep Majority as Canada Confronts Trump Threats By Reuters | Sept. 1, 2026 By Reuters | Sept. 1, 2026, at 10:31 a.m. SaveAdd us on _More_ Carney's Liberals Win 3 Special Elections to Keep Majority as Canada Confronts Trump Threats _More_ !Reuters FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with the news media after he suspended trade negotiations with the United States, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada August 22, 2026. REUTERS/Chris Tanouye/File Photo By Maria Cheng OTTAWA, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Canadian ⁠Prime ⁠Minister Mark Carney's ⁠Liberal party won three special elections on Tuesday, ​maintaining Carney's slim majority in Parliament at a time when ‌he has called for national ‌unity to face a worsening trade war with ⁠U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump. Liberal candidates won seats in British Columbia, Ontario ​and Quebec after Carney's government first secured a majority in April. The seats in British Columbia and Ontario were Liberal strongholds, but ​in the French-speaking province of Quebec it was a ⁠tightly fought ⁠contest in a riding ⁠previously ​held by the Conservatives, making it the most significant win ​for Carney. Quebec ⁠voters will vote on October 5 in an election the separatists are favoured to win, despite falling support for independence. "At this consequential time for Canada, voters have placed their ⁠trust in our government's plan," Carney said in a statement. "Canada ⁠is being tested in a changing world," he said. "We are building our strength at home and diversifying our trading relationships abroad." Carney broke off trade talks with the Trump administration last month, saying Canada had been "attacked" and that American officials did not respect the country's sovereignty. Trump issued an executive order last week changing ⁠the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America and called again for Canada to become the 51st state. 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Democracy Dies in Darkness By Aoife Walsh Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party swept three special elections late on Monday, in polls that were seen as a key test of whether voters supported his tough stance against President Donald Trump amid a trade war. Results on Monday showed the Liberals secured contested seats in Quebec, Toronto and British Columbia, according to Canada-U.S. trade talks collapsed last month, and Trump announced 50 percent tariffs on about $20 billion in Canadian goods, including whisky, dairy products and clothing. In response, Carney vowed to retaliate “dollar for dollar” — a stark contrast from other longtime U.S. partners who had sought to cut deals when faced with tariff threats. One Liberal lawmaker described the election results as a “message” to the United States, “At this consequential time for Canada, voters have placed their trust in our government’s plan,” Carney said Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who has spent days trading insults with Trump, called for a thaw in the trade war on Sunday. “We’re allies. We’re best friends. Our trading is so integrated,” he said. _Catch up quickly every weekday morning with a rundown of the 7 most important and interesting stories.__Sign up for The 7 newsletter_ _._ The 7 logo The 7 LIVE PreviousNext Ben Noll 28 minutes ago Violet Jira 57 minutes ago Mariana Alfaro September 1, 2026 Dan Diamond September 1, 2026 Ian Duncan September 1, 2026 Jamie Ross and Izin Akhabau September 1, 2026 Susan Svrluga August 31, 2026 Jonathan Edwards August 31, 2026 Alexei Koseff August 31, 2026 Emily Yahr August 31, 2026 What readers are saying The comments reflect strong support for Canadian Prime Minister Carney's stance against President Trump, with many praising Carney's leadership and Canada's refusal to yield to Trump. There is a sentiment that Carney's actions have bolstered Canadian unity and political support,... Show more This summary is AI-generated. AI can make mistakes and this summary is not a replacement for reading the comments. Comments 31 !pixel