Carney calls 3 byelections in B.C., Ontario and Quebec
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for three byelections to be held on August 31 in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. These elections follow the resignation of three MPs, including a cabinet minister and a senator-designate.
Why it matters
These byelections are critical for the current government to maintain its legislative momentum and majority standing in Parliament.
Canadians may feel a sense of deja vu as three new byelections are being called, the latest round of polls to be held this year.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the votes for the ridings of Beaches-East York in Ontario, Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec and North Vancouver-Capilano will be held Aug. 31.
The elections come just three months after voters in three Ontario ridings took to the polls that handed the Liberals three more MPs and the government’s first majority since the 2015 election.
All three seats became vacant earlier this summer, with one MP choosing to leave politics, one being named an ambassador to the European Union, and the third being named to the Senate.
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