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Objective allies

Mark Carney wants what Pierre Poilievre needs. Here's to the long 45th Parliament

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Paul Wells
Feb 19, 2026
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The bad news for Pierre Poilievre is that he’s lost Matt Jeneroux. The worse news is that he’s still got Jamil Jivani. The only good news is that if there ever was a case for a snap spring election, that case has collapsed. Poilievre may yet get his rematch with Mark Carney, but Carney doesn’t want that rematch now and Poilievre shouldn’t. This should make the Liberal and Conservative leaders, for a time, objective allies.

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