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Weekly Writ 3/12: After dominant leadership win, where will Carney run?


Mark Carney’s win on Sunday was big.

When Pierre Poilievre won the Conservative leadership race in 2022, I wrote here on The Writ that “Poilievre wins big — everywhere”. I guess it would be fair to now say that Carney won even bigger — and in even more places.

The former Bank of Canada governor took 85.9% of the points on offer and 86.8% of ballots cast. Poilievre won 68.2% and 70.7%, respectively. While Poilievre prevailed in 330 of 338 ridings, Carney went 343 for 343, with none of them being particularly close ...

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