Mark Carney’s majority likely won’t help queer and trans people

Mark Carney’s majority likely won’t help queer and trans people

After this week’s byelection results, Carney’s governing Liberals will have more unchecked power. But the party has moved away from its old progressive politics

The slide toward unchecked power

During the past year of Mark Carney’s time as prime minister of a minority government, he has frequently shown his authoritarian side by doing such things as unilaterally recognizing Palestine as a state without consulting Parliament and preferring to travel around the world first class on the taxpayer dime instead of showing up in Parliament as a prime minister should to be held to account by opposition parties as is routine in a democracy.  Ca…

The Numbers: Majority means no election soon, right?

With the majority now secured, Mark Carney’s Liberals can look ahead to another 3.5 years in office without going back to the polls. That is, of course, if they don’t want to go back to the polls before then.This week on The Numbers, we discuss the current polling landscape and the fallout from Monday’s byelections and what they could mean for the longevity of this Parliament. We also chat about our experience at the Liberal convention in Montre…