In Canada, titanic challenges await Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney
Mark Carney led the Liberal Party of Canada to a fourth consecutive victory in the legislative elections held on Monday, April 28. Reappointed Prime Minister without an absolute majority in Parliament, he will have to negotiate not only with Donald Trump, but also with the opposition, according to the Quebec daily La Presse.
Canadians refused to write a blank check to their former central banker, who inherited a minority government [169 seats obtained in the House of Commons, for a majority set at 172 seats]. Mark Carney still achieved a feat that was thought to be unthinkable by winning a fourth mandate for the Liberal Party, which was languishing in the doldrums before Justin Trudeau's departure . The new leader managed to impose himself thanks to his economic skills, his experience in crisis management and his calm and collected temperament. The right profile at the right time, in other words.
But at the end of the campaign, his credibility was damaged by the tabling of his financial statement, which reminded voters that the Liberal Party remains a spendthrift, and by revelations about his call with Donald Trump, the content of which he embellished.
For a political novice, the new Prime Minister will now face challenges of rare importance in Canadian history.
As we know, our economy and our sovereignty are threatened by Donald Trump. While all political parties demonstrate patriotism in the face of American imperialism, they do not have the same approach to negotiations with the United States.
The Press (Montreal)North America's oldest French-language daily newspaper, founded in 1884, has significantly evolved its offerings in recent years – due to technological advances and the crisis facing many media outlets – to become an entirely online media outlet.
In 2011, the newspaper embarked on a digital project. The result, La Presse +, was launched in 2013. Then, on January 1, 2016, the Monday-to-Friday print editions were abandoned in favor of the platform, which can be viewed on tablets (iPad and Android), mobile apps, and the web. The last edition still in print, the Saturday edition, saw its final issue on December 30, 2017.
In May 2018, the management and holding company Power Corporation, owner of the title, announced its sale to a non-profit organization, the Fiducie de soutien à La Presse . The title is suffering from the drop in advertising revenue, even though “every day, La Presse+ is consulted on an average of 260,000 tablets,” stated its president, Pierre-Elliott Levasseur at the time . Recognized for its series, its in-depth reports and the space devoted to debate, La Presse stands out for its original coverage of current events. Its journalists, whose number has been reduced with the all-digital transition, have received numerous awards for the quality of their work.
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