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Michael Higgins: Beware an unchecked Mark Carney

The prime minister has secured his long-sought-after majority, but the consequences could be dire for Canadians

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The temptation for Prime Minister Mark Carney to secure a majority government, even a slim one cobbled together with disgruntled floor-crossers, is strong, because it will give him the power to do as he pleases. If the constraints of a minority government are eliminated, the danger is that Carney will forget that the Liberals were elected with only 43.8 per cent of the vote and begin to govern as if the whole country was behind him.

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He is certainly on a roll. He has wrapped himself in unapologetic patriotism, poked fun at U.S. President Donald Trump and heralded a new age for Canada. “We are masters of our destiny,” Carney said at the Liberal convention on Saturday.

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