You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.News AnalysisThe rising star in global centrist politics has secured a majority in the Canadian Parliament. Critics are crying foul.Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking on Saturday at a Liberal Party convention in Montreal.Credit...Ian Austen/The New York TimesNews AnalysisCarney Seals a Majority and Remakes Canada’s Liberal PartyThe rising star in global centrist politics has secured a majority in the Canadian Parliament. Critics are crying foul.Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking on Saturday at a Liberal Party convention in Montreal.Credit...Ian Austen/The New York TimesListen · 9:42 min Published April 14, 2026Updated May 1, 2026It’s Mark Carney’s Canada now.One year, almost to the day, since the stunning electoral win that made him prime minister but still left him a few parliamentary seats short of an outright majority, Mr. Carney on Monday completed his plan to clinch control.In so doing, he secured his dominance at home, shielding his government from the vagaries of a minority government.He will now be able to more easily pass budgets and other crucial bills to advance his ultimate goal of making Canada more independent from the United States. His majority will insulate him from parliamentary challenges, even if some of his big plans, such as trade talks with the United States, do not go fully as planned.If Mr. Carney can keep his majority together, he will not even need to hold an election before late 2029. How he got here was not pretty.The Liberals won all three special elections on Monday. In the months before, Mr. Carney had lured five opposition lawmakers — four Conservatives and one from the leftist New Democrats — to “cross the floor” (or, in American terms, “cross the aisle”) and join his party.Some hold positions far from traditional Liberal policies and had been sharply critical of Mr. Carney before flipping sides, sparking complaints that the defections amounted to cynical, self-interested betrayals of voters’ preferences.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT