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The Numbers: Carney's Majority, Poilievre's Challenge and Lewis's Debut

And the race is heating up in Quebec.

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Philippe J. Fournier
Apr 03, 2026

Three federal by-elections that could give Mark Carney a majority government are now less than two weeks away. Pierre Poilievre is trying out some new approaches against the Liberal government as he tries to close the gap and the NDP now has a new permanent leader in Avi Lewis.

This week on The Numbers, Eric and Philippe discuss the latest federal polls and where things stand as this political spring starts to heat up. Plus, we take a peak at some leaked data about how NDP members ranked their ballot on the weekend.

We also chat about a new poll out of Quebec, where the provincial election slated in October is looking tougher and tougher to predict.

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