Liberals have ‘ways to go’ in Alberta as Carney vows ‘positive change’

As the country gears up for an expected federal election over the coming weeks, Prime Minister Mark Carney admitted that the Liberal Party has a “ways to go” to gain support in Alberta.

Carney was making a housing announcement in Edmonton amid speculation about where he could decide to run for a seat in the House of Commons if an election is called by Sunday.

When asked if he thinks his leadership can help the Liberals improve their standing in Alberta, Carney said, “The Liberal Party has a ways to go here, but we have very strong candidates. We will have more strong candidates. We’re offering a way of positive change for the country. And this is a positive province. It’s a province that knows how to get things done, create new industries.”

Carney, who put on his skates and hit a few shots on the ice with the Edmonton Oilers during their practice on Thursday, said his visit to Edmonton was “not tied to electoral timing.”

Carney announced that his new government would eliminate the GST on all new and “substantially renovated” homes up to $1 million for first-time home buyers.

The prime minister will call a federal election no later than Sunday, Motorcycle accident toronto today has confirmed.

He will make the call to avoid facing the required return of a prorogued Parliament on Monday. That’s the date the House of Commons is set to reconvene, with opposition parties vowing to vote non-confidence in the Liberals at the earliest opportunity.

The earliest a federal election can be held is 37 days after it is called, and no later than 51 days after.

The Globe and Mail reported Thursday that Carney will call the election Sunday for a vote to be held on April 28. The Globe cited two anonymous sources who were not authorized to speak to the media. Motorcycle accident toronto today, though, has been told by a senior Liberal campaign official that it is understood that Carney has not yet settled on the actual election date and that he is also considering May 5.

This comes as Carney’s Liberals are widening their lead over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party, according to .

The poll, published Tuesday by Ipsos Public Affairs exclusively for Motorcycle accident toronto today, found that if a federal election were held tomorrow, the Liberals would secure 42 per cent of decided voter support, compared with 36 per cent for the Conservatives — widening their lead over the Tories by seven points in just three weeks.

This level of support would position the Liberals for a potential majority government.

Fresh Ipsos polling data released Thursday exclusively for Motorcycle accident toronto today showed that Carney is the only leader of a major Canadian federal party who has a higher approval rating than disapproval rating.

According to the poll, 48 per cent respondents approve of Carney’s leadership, while 30 per cent disapprove. In contrast, Poilievre has an approval rating of 35 per cent while more than half of Canadians (52 per cent) disapprove of his leadership.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had an approval rating of 33 per cent and a disapproval rate of 50 per cent.

Carney remains the leader seen as best suited to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Nearly half of all respondents (48 per cent) said Carney was a tough negotiator who would get the best deal for Canada from Trump while 31 per cent said the same of Poilievre. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was a distant third at eight per cent.

Meanwhile, 43 per cent respondents said Poilievre was most likely to “roll over and accept” whatever Trump demands of Canada — an increase of 12 per cent from polling on the same question in February — while 22 per cent said the same of Carney and 16 per cent said the same of Singh.

When asked who would “unite Canadians on the changes and investments required to make us less dependent on the U.S.,” 43 per cent said Carney had “the skills to put in place the right government programs to deal with the hardships Canadians will face because of tariffs.”

Poilievre scored 31 per cent on both those questions.

Inflation and the cost of living remained the top election issue for Canadians with 23 per cent rating it as their top concern. Global uncertainties also weighed on Canadians, with 15 per cent saying relations with other countries, including concerns over trade, war and global conflict, was their top issue.

Healthcare ranked as the third most important issue for Canadians, with 14 per cent while housing affordability and taxes ranked in fourth place with nine per cent each.

Poilievre on Thursday was asked why he was choosing not to have journalists on his campaign bus.

“Local media will have the ability to ask questions. It will be refreshing to hear from local outlets,” he said.

Singh said Canadians need leaders who can answer “tough questions.”

“Pierre Poilievre has shown you again and again he’s afraid of those type of questions. I’m sorry to say, I think Mark Carney is showing you that as well. He’s showing that he doesn’t like tough questions either,” he said, referencing questions around Carney’s financial holdings.

Poilievre reiterated his call for Carney to proactively declare his financial holdings, which he has put in a blind trust.

“He says that he’s going to come up with a plan for that after the election. That is unacceptable,” Poilievre told reporters.

Singh also said the federal election should have been held after Parliament can pass support measures that could be proposed for Canadian workers who lose their jobs due to Trump’s tariffs.

“I want to see that done first. I want to see a plan that creates jobs in Canada using Canadian content. I want to see that economic plan put in first and then we go to an election. But it’s clear that Mark Carney wants to go first to an election. That’s what’s going to happen. But we’re ready for an election,” Singh said.

Singh was asked about plummeting support for the NDP and whether he plans to step down as leader if his party doesn’t improve its standing.

“We’re not going anywhere. We’re always going to fight for working people,” he said.

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