Juno Jump Start | Mark Carney’s Liberals projected to form minority government
The Liberals are projected to form a slim minority, Andrew Lawton wins in Elgin–St. Thomas–London riding, David Bexte was elected in Bow River, and more!
Mark Carney’s Liberals projected to form minority government
Liberal Leader Mark Carney is projected to win the next federal election by mainstream outlets such as CBC and Global News. Juno News also declared the Liberals as victorious on its election night broadcast.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh stepping down as party leader
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced he will be stepping down as party leader as soon as an interim leader can be chosen.
Conservative Andrew Lawton wins Elgin–St. Thomas–London riding
Conservative candidate Andrew Lawton has won the Ontario riding of Elgin–St. Thomas–London South after receiving 51.5 per cent of the vote. Lawton beat out Liberal candidate David Goodwin and NDP candidate Paul Pighin, who took 41.1 per cent and 5.2 per cent of the vote, respectively, according to Elections Canada.
Official Juno Election Night Coverage
We hope you tuned out from the legacy media on Election Night and supported like-minded Canadians and independent journalists instead!
Poilievre rebuffs Trump’s 51st state comments as Canadians go to polls
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is forcefully denying that Canada would ever become the 51st American state and is demanding U.S. President Donald Trump butt out of the Canadian election.
David Bexte elected in Alberta’s Bow River riding
Conservative MP David Bexte won the Bow River riding in Alberta with 80.5 per cent of the vote, defeating Liberal MP Bentley Barnes. The riding, located south of Calgary, is considered a safe Conservative stronghold.
Carney Liberals most supportive of China ties according to polls
Support among Canadians for increasing trade with China has risen sharply, with Liberal party voters leading the shift, according to new national polling by Nanos Research.
OP-ED: Mark Carney: our number-one Alberta separatist
George Koch writes: "While envisioning Carney as an intentional saboteur is probably the stuff of parody, one can seriously state that were he trying to bring about Canada’s destruction, he could hardly fashion a more devilishly effective policy platform, nor a more toxic mode of practising federalism."
The Daily Brief | Liberal candidate facing backlash over anti-elderly posts
Liberal candidate Nell Thomas is facing mounting backlash just days before the election after past social media posts about the elderly and China resurfaced, prompting her to claim the comments were taken out of context.
OP-ED: Ford betrays Ontario conservatives with his reckless behaviour
Sue-Ann Levy writes, "Premier Doug Ford is a lethal combination of power madness and foolishness. He has yet again proven this during the current federal election campaign."
Congratulations to Andrew Lawton and David Bexte on their wins.
We all know the fix was in.