Carney's majority — how he can use it, how he can lose it

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Mark Carney's majority government for the Liberal Party of Canada and the challenges that come with it.

Today on On The Line, host Matt Gurney is joined by two guests to break down what comes next for Canada’s governing party. First up is Jamie Carroll of Carroll & Co., for a conversation about the Liberal Party of Canada now that Mark Carney has secured a majority government. What does he do with it? What are the immediate priorities, and what actually needs to happen to turn political momentum into results? Carroll explains why a slim majority can create unique challenges in managing cauc...

People in this episode

Host: Matt Gurney

Guest: Jamie Carroll

Topics covered

• Canadian politics
• Liberal Party
• majority government
• political strategy
• caucus management

Keywords

• Canada
• government
• politics
• majority
• Liberal Party
• Mark Carney
• Jamie Carroll

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Liberal Party of Canada

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