The numbers in the election have firmed up more, and the final count is that the Liberals managed 169 seats–just three shy of a majority. That does mean they can likely work with the NDP’s seven to maintain a functional majority in most things, but as I wrote in my column, some of this is going to depend on the mood of the Bloc, given that they will be the force to be reckoned with on the committees now that the NDP will no longer have any seats on them.

The King of Canada and his prime minister would have a lot to talk about on the day after a federal electionMaybe also about a regal Speech from the Throne to open the new Parliament?

— Patricia Treble (@patriciatreble.bsky.social) 2025-04-30T00:07:13.146Z

In election fallout stories:

• Voter turnout was 68.6 percent, which is the highest in 31 years.
• Here is a recounting of Bruce Fanjoy’s election night as his team learned in the wee hours that they had formally ousted Poilievre.
• CBC has six takeaways from the election
• Poilievre may have to vacate Stornoway if he doesn’t have a seat.
• Yves-François Blanchet is in the mood to collaborate for the time being, saying that the country needs stability and not the threat of another election.
• Much of the Conservatives’ “economic brain trust” (ahem, such as it was) lost their seats, including Poilievre.
• The Star hears from Conservatives and NDPers about where their parties go next.
• Here are the fiscal consequences of the NDP losing official party status (but doesn’t actually explain the point is they don’t have enough MPs to put on committees).
• Both Danielle Smith and Scott Moe gave their “congratulations” on Carney’s victory, but really, they just made more demands.

https://twitter.com/MikePMoffatt/status/1917182119689793978

Ukraine Dispatch

Russian drones attacked Kharkiv and Dnipro overnight, killing at least one and injuring at least 46. Russian troops have also been trying to advance into the Sumy region.

Good reads:

• Mark Carney had a call with Trump, as well as Macron, and plans to have an in-person meeting with Trump “soon”
• Here is more about Corey Hogan, the only Liberal elected in Calgary.
• Mike Moffatt’s Missing Middle Initiative offers eight pieces of housing advice to Carney in the wake of his win (but please, stop with the “czars”).
• Jennifer Robson looks at how the votes played out in the most trade-exposed ridings in the country.
• Emmett Macfarlane provides some top-line thoughts about the results.
• Colin Horgan gives the tale of Carney’s win for the international audience.
• Althia Raj gives a far-too generous burnishing of Singh’s record as NDP leader.
• Richard Warnica posits that Poilievre is actually happy he lost because it lets him stay in a theoretical world rather than the real one where his bad ideas would flop.
• Shannon Proudfoot recounts the scene from Poilievre’s election night event, as the tears started to flow when it became clear he had lost the race.
• Paul Wells contemplates the election outcome and what some of the deeper lessons should be for the two main parties and their leaders.
• My column explores what some of the dynamics in the House of Commons could look like given the new seat math in the Chamber.

Odds and ends:

The latest from @clareblackwood.bsky.social:

— Dale Smith (@journodale.bsky.social) 2025-04-29T15:21:41.989Z

New episodes released early for C$7+ subscribers. This week I have a few thoughts about what we saw happen during the election. #cdnpoli

— Dale Smith (@journodale.bsky.social) 2025-04-30T03:16:23.713Z

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