The challenges ahead for Prime Minister Carney – and for us

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The challenges ahead for Prime Minister Carney – and for us

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EXCERPT: "The role of Canadian NGOs will be pivotal

Roche writes in his article that the Liberal government, while not having an “ironclad majority,” nonetheless has a de facto working majority. Since then, in his first post-election press conference on 1 May, Prime Minister Carney made it clear that he would not be entering a formal pact with the NDP to “maintain the minority government”. CTV News further reports that

The prime minister said he wants to work constructively with other parties and praised Canadians for sticking with the democratic process as democracies face strains elsewhere.

In our view, one additional point needs to be highlighted. Given the substantially depleted NDP ranks in the House of Commons, most of the criticism of government policy will come from the hard right.

Ceasefire.ca comments:

The voices of progressive NGOs from across Canada will be pivotal in support of a Canadian foreign policy that champions a Palestinian state, a sustainable Ukraine peace deal, a return to arms control and diplomatic trust building, and astute leadership on global regulation of AI, all underpinned by an unwavering commitment to the full and equal application of international law.

(For a searing critique of the failure of Western countries, including Canada, to practice what they preach when it comes to fundamental principles of international law, see Rules for Others: Selective Outrage, Silent Complicity, and an Alarming Lack of Principled Leadership (Cesar Jaramillo, Project Ploughshares, 28 April 2025).)