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CTV News
29-04-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Liberals need partners, all parties ‘must pull together' against U.S. threat: political expert
The Liberal Party of Canada is set to form a minority government in the wake of Monday night's federal election, and that will come with challenges, one expert says. 'Presuming that the Governor General asks them to form government, they're going to have to find some partners out there, whether formally or not, to get their legislation passed,' said Trevor Harrison, professor emeritus of political sociology at the University of Lethbridge. It's how the system works, Harrison says, and we'll just have to deal with it. 'Going into negotiations with the United States, with a very unpredictable president, it would be nice to have a very strong government that doesn't have to keep going back to find if it has support on things,' he said. 'On the other hand, Canadians have always been pretty good at compromising coalitions and we're going to have to do that even more so if it's a minority government. 'All the parties have to pull together to deal with, really, the threat from the south.' Harrison says Monday night brought a few surprises in the east, but to the west in the Prairies and Alberta, not so much. That part of the country remains, largely, Conservative blue. Michelle Rempel Garner was quickly declared the winner in Calgary Nose Hill, marking the first Conservative win of many in Calgary and the rest of southern Alberta. In Calgary and southern Alberta, declarations had been made for Conservative candidates in the following ridings at the time of this writing: Michelle Rempel Garner in Calgary Nose Hill; Stephanie Kusie in Calgary Midnapore; Damien Kurek in Battle River-Crowfoot; David Bexte in Bow River; John Barlow in Foothills; Rachael Thomas in Lethbridge; Glen Motz in Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner; Bailey Burton in Red Deer; Shuv Majumdar in Calgary Heritage; Blake Richards in Airdrie-Cochrane; Blaine Calkins in Ponoka-Didsbury; William Stevenson in Yellowhead; David McKenzie in Calgary Signal Hill; Pat Kelly in Calgary Crowfoot; Jasraj Hallan in Calgary East; Tom Kmiec in Calgary East; and Greg McLean in Calgary Centre. The Conservatives' Greg McLean retook Calgary Centre after a back and forth battle with the Liberals' Lindsay Luhnau. The Conservatives' Greg McLean retook Calgary Centre after a back and forth battle with the Liberals' Lindsay Luhnau. Harrison noted at the time he spoke to CTV News Calgary, the Liberals were still hoping to pull a couple of seats in Calgary. But at the time of this writing, the Liberals Calgary Confederation looked less likely than just an hour or so before, and it looked like the Liberals were also going to lose their seat in Calgary McKnight as well. Calgary Skyview also appeared to be a loss. 'We are going to be seeing recounts,' Harrison said. 'That could bring its own surprises.' It looked like the Liberals' George Chahal was going to lose his seat in Calgary McKnight. The loss was not yet declared at the time of this writing. It looked like the Liberals' George Chahal was going to lose his seat in Calgary McKnight. The loss was not yet declared at the time of this writing. Harrison says it's going to be interesting to see how Alberta's United Conservative government interacts with the new Liberal government. He notes Premier Danielle Smith was laying out demands to whomever won before the election even occurred. 'This is not exactly a handshake way of engaging with a new government,' he said. '(It's) part of the DNA of the UCP, but it also runs long in Alberta politics, is you run against Ottawa, and particularly you run against Liberal governments.' With files by Brendan Ellis and Camilla Di Giuseppe
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Canada Federal Elections 2025: List of Indian-origin candidates contesting
Indian-origin candidates contesting for Canada Federal election Today, Canadians head to the polls in the country's 45th federal election, with the Liberal and Conservative parties engaged in a tight race for power. The election features several high-profile party leaders, including Mark Carney, who leads the Liberal Party as the incumbent prime minister following Justin Trudeau's departure from politics. The Conservative Party is helmed by Pierre Poilievre, a Calgary representative with nearly two decades of parliamentary experience. The Bloc Québécois continues under the leadership of Yves-François Blanchet, who has held the position since 2019. Meanwhile, Jagmeet Singh leads the New Democratic Party, making history as the first Sikh and visible minority leader of a major Canadian political party. This election represents a significant turning point in Canadian politics, as it marks the first time in recent years that Justin Trudeau's name will not appear on the ballot. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Her body cannot endure this level of pain; please help her. Donate For Health Learn More Undo The Indian-Canadian community wields considerable electoral influence, with more than 65 candidates of Indian origin competing for seats in the House of Commons. Here's a full list of Indian-origin candidates vying for the Canadian federal election in 2025: Liberal Party of Canada Anita Anand - Oakville Riding Priti Obhrai Martin - Calgary East Bardish Chagger - Waterloo Kamal Khera - Brampton West Amarjeet Sohi - Edmonton Southeast Randeep Singh Sarai - Surrey Centre Sukh Dhaliwal - Surrey Newton Param Bains - Richmond East - Steveston Rahul Walia - Winnipeg Centre Maninder Sidhu - Brampton East Amandeep Sodhi - Brampton Centre Anju Dhillon - Dorval-Lachine-LaSalle Gurbux Saini - Fleetwood-Port Kells Iqwinder Gaheer - Mississauga-Malton Ruby Sahota - Brampton North – Caledon Sonia Sidhu - Brampton South Sunjiv Raval - Calgary Midnapore Conservative Party of Canada Jasraj Singh Hallan - Calgary East Shuvaloy Majumdar - Calgary Heritage Paramjit Gill - Milton East - Halton Hills Tim Uppal - Edmonton Gateway Sukhman Singh Gill - Abbotsford-South Langley riding Jaspreet Sahota - Delta Gurvir Khaira - Guelph Bharamtor Singh - Brampton East Suchita Jalan - Scarborough-Guildwood Gurmit Sandhu - Scarborough North Bijay Paudel – Humber River—Black Creek Barbara Bal – Nepean Taranpreet Chahal - Brampton Centre Amandeep Judge - Brampton North—Caledon Sukhdeep Kang - Brampton South Amarjeet Gill - Brampton West Anitpal Kang - Mississauga East—Cooksville Jaspreet Sandhu - Mississauga - Malton Arpan Khanna – Oxford Harbinder Gill - Windsor West Jagsharan Singh Mahal - Edmonton Southeast Dalwinder Gill - Calgary McKnight Amanpreet Singh Gill - Calgary Skyview Sukh Pandher - Fleetwood—Port Kells Rajvir Dhillon - Surrey Centre Harjit Singh Gill - Surrey Newton Abhishek Nayyar - Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby Ravinder Bhatia - Vancouver –Kingsway New Democratic Party Jagmeet Singh - Burnaby Central Rajesh Angral - Calgary Skyview Shyam Shukla – Nepean Rajesh Angral - Calgary Skyview Vanessa Sharma – Cloverdale—Langley City Rai Singh Toor - Surrey Newton Manoj Bhangu - Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby Sukhminder Sahota - Vancouver-Granville People's Party of Canada Harninder Dhillon - Calgary East Vageesh Sabharwal – King Vaughan Harsimran Hundal - Brampton Centre Jayesh Brahmbhatt - Brampton Chinguacousy Park Arbind Lal - Brampton East Sat Anand - Brampton North-Calendon Amit Gupta - Mississauga East—Cooksville Green Party of Canada Sarun Balaranjan - Etobicoke North Independent Ashok Patel - Edmonton Gateway Minesh Kumar Patel - Calgary Skyview
