Carney's Liberals will form a minority government

In Canada, the Liberal Party, led by Mark Carney, is forming a minority government with 169 seats, just three seats short of a majority. The Conservatives, meanwhile, will be the main opposition with 144 seats. The Bloc Québécois has 22 seats this time and the NDP has only 7 seats in the House of Commons, falling short of the minimum 12 seats required for official party status.

Official status gives parties the right to sit on parliamentary committees and ask more questions during question period. One of the New Democrats says his party will bring a motion to Parliament to retain official status despite losing 17 of its MPs.

New Democrat Dawn Davis, who won the election from Vancouver Kingsway, said that the number of seats for official party status is irrelevant and that anything is possible in politics. Davis said it is very important for the NDP to be represented in Parliament and he will be talking to his colleagues to present a proposal in this regard once the new session of the House begins.