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Apr 30 2025

The Roundup: Urban dominance. Meet Bruce. Smith frustrated.

WED APR 30 2024
David Akin's Roundup
Urban dominance. Meet Bruce. Smith frustrated.
Canada
How the NDP's collapse led to Liberal win, Conservative gains
The NDP collapse helped the Conservatives as much as it did the LIberals. And the Liberals built their win on dominance in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. Me at my big board. One clarification to my rant here: I note that the Liberals won Surrey--White Rock for the first time since 1949 but should have mentioned it was the first win since 1949 in a general election. Gordie Hogg, as an alert viewer noted, won it for the LIberals in a 2017 by-election.- DA
While Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre led his party to elect more MPs than the previous federal election, he lost his own seat and failed to defeat the Liberals. Poilievre is still vowing to stay on as Tory leader despite the outcome of the vote. Global’s Touria Izri looks at how Poilievre lost his riding of Carleton and what this means for his role as leader. [Global National] 

Liberal MP-designate Bruce Fanjoy, who defeated Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, said, 'I think he took the riding a bit for granted.' [Global]

There are plenty of questions the party will need to address including how he can lead the party from outside Parliament.

Exit polls conducted by Ipsos found older Canadians went for the Liberals due to U.S. issues, while younger Canadians took their affordability concerns to the Conservatives. [Global]
CPC MP Jamil Javani says Ford "sabotaged" the CPC campaigns
Click through to watch Bowmanville-Durham North MP Jamil Javani blame Ontario Premier Doug Ford for lousy Ontario CPC results. -DA

Blanchet told reporters in Montreal that voters want stability in Parliament in order to address the ongoing trade war with the United States.  [Global]

The NDP was projected to fall to a distant fourth place, with Leader Jagmeet Singh losing his riding and the party losing official status in the House of Commons. [Global]

Ce n’est nulle autre que Valérie Plante qui serait la candidate de choix de plusieurs membres de la formation politique. [TVA]
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The Provinces
Smith says many Albertans frustrated by federal election, wants to ‘reset’ relationship with Ottawa
Premier Danielle Smith accused the federal Liberal government of having "overtly attacked" Alberta's economy over the past 10 years. [Global]

Scott Moe says he hopes the at-times strenuous relationship between his province and Ottawa can be mended following the election. [Leader-Post]

A democratic forum would present paths to a new deal for the region after the Liberal election victory, said the ex-Reform party boss. [National Post]
Aurora
Elsewhere
A slower phase-in for tariffs on auto parts will give manufacturers time to ramp up manufacturing in the United States. Some warn they will still drive up car prices. [WaPo] (🎁 link)
Media
How Gen Z Became the Most Gullible Generation
The almighty algorithm is fueling conspiracy theories among young people and ruining their ability to tell fact from fiction on the internet. [Politico]
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