2 teens, 2 different reactions to Canada's election results
⭐️HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW⭐️
The Liberal Party of Canada has won the federal election.
We reached out to two teens to get their reaction to the win.
One is happy that the Liberals' Mark Carney will continue as prime minister.
The other hoped the Conservatives' Pierre Poilievre would win.
Read on to hear how some of their views actually overlap. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Seventeen-year-old Sarah Morra stayed up until 2 a.m. on election night to find out who Canada's next leader would be.
'I wasn't sure what was going to happen, but I was really happy that the Liberals won because I think that's what Canada needs right now,' said the Richmond Hill, Ontario, teen.
Although the results haven't been fully counted yet, CBC projected the Liberal win on April 29.
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Connor Allen, a 14-year-old from Halifax, Nova Scotia, wasn't as excited. He had hoped the Conservatives would win.
'This is the result we got, and we can't be too upset about it. Canadians were talking about wanting change, but maybe they weren't ready for that,' he told CBC Kids News before heading to school on Tuesday.
Although Sarah and Connor have different political leanings, it turns out they share similar hopes for the future of Canada.
Sarah is proud of the results
Sarah said she is non-partisan but that her values tend to align more with the New Democrats (NDP) and Liberals — particularly their approach to social justice issues.
Non-partisan means that someone doesn't identify exclusively with a single political party.
She's been involved in politics for two years, working with organizations like Youth Leaders in Law Ontario and Vote16, as well as helping out with a Liberal campaign this election.
Sarah Morra is the president of Youth Leaders in Law Ontario. She said her interest in politics began with debating social justice issues online and with her friends. (Image submitted by Sarah Morra)
Sarah said although she's glad the Liberals won, we 'shouldn't just throw caution to the wind.'
'We've never seen Carney long-term in Canada's politics, so there's still things to be wary about. I want to see if the promises made on the campaign are actually met,' she said.
Sarah said she's proud of how Canadians were able to unite, especially because the Conservative Party was so far ahead in public opinion polls just a few months ago.
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'I think it shows that Canadians are able to put aside the type of bias that would impede on our ability to know what's best for our country in times of need,' Sarah said.
Connor had hoped for a change
Connor has been exploring politics by watching news and other sources to get informed.
So far, he said, he aligns himself with the Conservative Party, and likes its promises to lower taxes, cut government spending and put more money in Canadians' pockets.
Connor Allen said he's the most interested in politics out of all his friends and wants to get more involved moving forward. (Image submitted by Connor Allen)
Although Poilievre didn't win his seat, Connor said there was some good news for Conservatives out of this election.
'The Conservatives did increase their seat count, which is a bright side for me, and I'd rather have Mark Carney than [Justin] Trudeau,' he said. 'At least it's different.'
Still, Connor wants the Liberal government to prioritize change this time around.
'A lot of people still voted Conservative and the Liberals need to change things up because even the Liberals weren't happy with how Trudeau was running the country.'
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Different positions, shared hopes
Despite their different reactions to the election results, Sarah and Connor agreed on some key issues.
They both said tariffs were their No. 1 frustration right now, and wanted whoever the new leader would be to tackle the issue head-first.
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They also said that housing and the cost of living were top of mind for them, especially as young Canadians who will soon have to deal with the costs of post-secondary schooling.
Connor said he thinks the new government should focus on strengthening our military, even if that means reducing foreign aid — or the amount of money we give to other countries.
Although Sarah said we shouldn't be cutting our foreign aid, she thinks Canada should be thinking more about defence and be 'ready for whatever could happen.'
Seeing value in the other side
Both Sarah and Connor also had nice things to say about the other side.
'I like the left's progressive mindset,' Connor said. 'The world is always going to be changing and I think you need to prepare for that, working with change rather than against it.'
Sarah said she liked how the Conservatives ran on uniting Canadians and the strength they showed in standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
She said being able to see this strength in another party is why she's non-partisan.
'I think hyper-partisanship only divides us Canadians further, and it's important moving forward to be able to see what each party brings to the table.'
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