Canadian Federal Election Results are in: Who won?

The 2025 Federal Election in Canada just kicked off with neither party gaining a solid majority in parliament.

Pierre Poilievre, the leader of Canada's conservative party.

This election was considered by many Canadians as the most pivotal race of our time. Initially, the Liberal Party nominated Justin Trudeau, who previously served as prime minister for around a decade, and the Conservative Party chose Pierre Poilievre, a rising star who they touted as the savior of Canada. Trudeau, due to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the carbon tax, and the Canadian inflationary economy, was rendered unpopular by the angry Canadian populous who suffered from the effects of the poor economic situation.

Therefore, political pundits anticipated a strong conservative victory, however a turbulent sequence of events resulted in the so-called "Liberal Comeback." First off was Justin Trudeau's resignation, which separated the unpopularity of Trudeau from the electoral success of the Liberal Party; the new party chose Mark Carney, an experienced economist who promised economic reform to Canada. In addition, Trump's waging of trade wars and his touting of Canada as the "51st state" triggered a wave of nationalism which worked in the favor of the incumbent majority leader party, the Liberals.

Indeed, Liberals made a massive comeback in the polling numbers prior to the election. Previously behind from Conservatives by significant margins, Liberals retook the lead in the final weeks leading up to the election.

In a massive surprise, the Liberal Party held on to their slim majority with Carney as its head, having a total of at least 154 seats as of 8:00 AM EST, 4/29. Conservatives did gain a few seats, but not enough to give them the majority. The lesser known parties, like the Quebec nationalist parties, did lose seats to the Big Two.