In Canada, the new Liberal government will likely push to lower tax burdens, shelter key domestic industries, increase spending as it grapples with an economic slowdown, and draw closer to Europe as Ottawa seeks to diversify its trade and security relationships away from the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's center-left Liberal Party won the country's early general elections on April 28, but appears to have narrowly missed capturing a majority in the House of Commons. As of midday on April 29, the Liberals had won or were leading in 168 ridings, just shy of the 172 needed to form a majority in the 343-seat chamber. The opposition center-right Conservative Party was projected to win 144 ridings, while the Bloc Quebecois (BQ) was projected to secure 23; the New Democratic Party and Green Party were projected to take seven and one, respectively. Despite seemingly falling just short of a...
