Hard Number: Canada’s Carney finally set for majority

Carney’s Liberal Party looks set to gain an outright majority for the first time since the prime minister took charge in March last year, as voters head to the polls today in three by-elections – special votes to fill these vacant seats in Parliament. Two of the ridings are in left-leaning areas of Toronto. If the Liberals win those, it will be enough for Carney to have a majority government, albeit a slender one.