World Report - April 29: Tuesday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: April 29, 2025

Liberal leader Mark Carney to be Canada's next Prime Minister. It is still not clear if he will lead a minority or majority government.Pierre Poilievre's Conservative party gets 40 per cent of the popular vote, but Poilievre loses his seat in the Carleton riding.NDP projected to lose official party status. Jagmeet Singh says he will resign as party leader.Bloc Quebecois could hold balance of power in minority government.

This is a CBC Podcast. Good morning, I'm Marcia Young at the CBC Broadcasting Centre. And I'm John Northcott at Toronto St. Paul's, a writing that turned red again in this historic federal election. This is a special edition of World Report. Mark Carney will be Canada's next Prime Minister and he could be leading a minority government. There are more than two dozen writings that have not been called yet but one thing is clear it has been decades since Canada last looked like this. No matter where you live, no matter what language you speak,

no matter how you voted, I will always do my best to represent everyone who calls Canada home. And as I said, while we will do our constitutional duty of holding government to account and proposing better alternatives, we will always put Canada first. It is rare for two parties to control so much of Parliament. The Liberals and Conservatives each have more than 40% of the popular vote. It's also rare for the leaders of one of these parties to lose their seat.

Pierre Poliev was defeated in his Ottawa area riding of Carlton by liberal Bruce Fanjoy. The main issue of course is Donald Trump and tariffs and the people of Carlton were looking for serious leadership. The Green Party right now holds just one seat, Elizabeth May's riding in BC. It is unclear if it will be able to pick up a second in Ontario's Kitchener Centre riding. That race still too close to call. For more now, let's go to Janice McGregor in our Parliamentary Bureau. And Janice, Mark Carney has a difficult job ahead and it looks as if he will have to do

it with a minority government. What kind of challenges will that present? Marcia, this result is a dramatic consolidation of the next parliament into two-party politics. The Liberals did win the popular vote. That is something they did not accomplish in the last two elections, and that adds to the credibility of Mark Carney's win here. But it is not at all clear that this minority parliament is going to be easy to navigate at a time when a budget and

consequential legislation may be required urgently. Unless more writings flip as the final ballots are counted today, the Liberals are going to need perhaps five new Democrat or Green MPs to help them pass anything they want to do. The Bloc is going to hold a swing vote on House committees requiring constant negotiations there too. In looking ahead to the challenge of dealing with Donald Trump's threats, Carney called for cooperation. United, we have built one nation in harsh conditions, despite a sometimes hostile neighbor. We are supporting our friends and neighbors in the crosshairs of President Trump.

When Justin Trudeau resigned, there was a danger that his successor could have been the shortest-serving Prime Minister in history. With this win, Mark Carney will not be the answer to that trivia question. Janice, let's talk about Pierre Polyev's night. Yeah, for an opposition leader who'd let what had been a commanding lead in public opinion polls slip from his party's grasp and lost his seat in the House of Commons in the process. A resignation wouldn't have been out of the question last night, but instead Pierre Poliev declared victory. We have much to celebrate tonight.

We've gained well over 20 seats. We got the highest share of vote our party has received since 1988. That part of his speech was perhaps an opening bid Our party has received since 1988. That part of his speech was perhaps an opening bid to keep his job atop a party that appears fraught with serious infighting. If he is going to carry on in the short term, he's going to have to figure out how to do that without being a leading voice in the House of Commons. Now, the Conservative that did win a seat last night is going to have to step down and

eventually let him run again in a by-election Thank You Janice. You're welcome. The CBC's Janice McGregor reporting from Ottawa Carney campaigned on needing a strong mandate to face US President Donald Trump And he's already laid out parts of his plan to make Canada's economy more resilient. Our senior business correspondent Peter Armstrong is in studio. Peter Carney, the former Bank of Canada governor, experienced in running G7 economies. What do you expect to see him do as prime minister? You know, you make the interesting point that he campaigned as that experienced, calm, cool hand in a crisis. So in a lot of ways, the hard part's done.

He won the election. But now, all of the work that lies ahead of him of actually doing the work, of actually implementing the agenda and actually trying to find ways to grow the economy. The one thing we need to see, not just for the trade war with the United States, but for the work of trying to convince all the people that didn't vote for the liberals

that they are in fact going to work for them, the one antidote to both of those problems is finding a way to grow the economy. There are piles of policy options. You and I have talked about some of those during this campaign. He's got to pick some, he's got to prioritize them, and then he's got to do the work to see them through. That I think will be a much bigger test than simply winning this election. Peter Canadians are still really struggling with affordability. How is Carney planning to provide some relief? I think you ask one of the most important questions, but also one of the trickiest. The problem with affordability has been there and has been growing for years.

And what you can do in the midst of a trade war where tariffs are going to be driving up costs, where uncertainty is going to be driving down employment, is one of those really big very important questions that is not going to wait for some answer from Parliament. It's going to need work right out of the gates. Peter Armstrong in Toronto. Thank you, Peter. You bet.

John, one of the big storylines of this election is how poorly the NDP performed at the polls. The party is currently leading or elected in just seven seats, not enough to maintain official party status or for Jagmeet Singh to stay on as leader. David Thurton has more. Honestly, I got to avoid making eye contact with certain people because then it's going to get too emotional up here. This was a challenging night for Jagmeet Singh and you can see it in his face. Singh conceded the loss of his Bernabe central seat.

Coupled with the party's poor showing, it was impossible for him to stay on. Tonight I've been forwarded a party leader that I'll be stepping down as party leader. As soon as an interim leader can be appointed. Singh thanked his family and he gave a shout out to his staff, some of whom will be losing jobs because the party doesn't seem to be on track to maintain party status. The results are a major blow for New Democrats. jaws because the party doesn't seem to be on track to maintain party status. The results are a major blow for New Democrats. The last time they performed this badly was back in the 1990s.

Obviously, I'm disappointed that we could not win more seats, but I'm not disappointed in our movement. I'm hopeful for our party. I know that we will always choose hope over fear and optimism over despair and unity over hate. Like in previous elections, New Democrats now turn their attention to figuring out what went wrong, but this time they are searching for an interim leader to guide a very small NDP caucus. David Thornton, CBC News, Burnaby.

If this remains a minority government, the Bloc Québécois could hold the balance of power. So although it has lost about 10 seats in total, the party is celebrating. Raffy Bouchicanian has more. Despite loyal Bloc Québécois supporters cheering for leader Yves-François Blanchet on paper, Monday was not a good night for the Bloc. Many party stalwarts like parliamentary leader Alain Therrien will not be returning to Ottawa. However, even with fewer MPs than they had before the election, the suspense over how the Liberals end up doing is giving them hope.

Blanchet says he will be able to push issues that matter to Quebecers to the forefront. Like the province's uniquely francophone nature, which Blanchet says he will impose in parliament, then there is protection for supply management in trade negotiations with the U.S., a key issue for dairy farmers, something the Bloc tried to pass legislation on before the election and is promising to do again. Blanchet says he'll work with Ottawa on issues where he sees eye to eye, but says his support should not be taken for granted. Rafi Boudjoucan, YonCBC News, Montreal.

And recapping the results from Canada's federal election, Mark Carney will be the next Prime Minister right now. His Liberals are leading in or projected to win 168 seats. That is minority territory, John. But in Quebec, Marcia, Newfoundland, Ontario and British Columbia, there are still more than two dozen ridings that are too close to call. Elections Canada confirms counting of special ballots has resumed. Pierre Paulieff lost his home riding of Carlton but has vowed to keep fighting on behalf of Conservatives. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says he will resign as his party's leader. And for up to the minute developments, stay tuned right here to CBC Radio or on the CBC Listen app.

Or follow along on cbcnews.ca. I'm John Northcott. And I'm Marcia Young. This is CBC News. For more CBC podcasts, go to cbc.ca.