April election results have given PM Mark Carney space to rebuild ties with India & influence of Sikh separatist groups has been curbed, for now. Modi to travel to Canada for G7.
The election, which centred largely on Trump’s tariffs & threats of making Canada 51st state of the US, saw the NDP crash to 4th place. Jagmeet Singh also lost his own seat.
Singh lost his seat in the House of Commons, one he's held since 2019, coming in third. The NDP has also lost its official status, failing to secure the 12 seats necessary.
Capping off a contentious week, Trudeau, who lost his most powerful cabinet minister & faces Trump's tariff threats, lost his governing majority Friday after NDP withdrew support.
In episode 1575, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how Chrystia Freeland's resignation, Trump factor & Jagmeet Singh’s political maneuvering have implications for Trudeau’s leadership.
New Democratic Party led by Indo-Canadian MP Jagmeet Singh had withdrawn its support for Trudeau govt in September, saying PM was too weak to fight for Canadians.
All 3 Indian-Canadian ministers — Harjit Sajjan, Anita Anand and Bardish Chagger — in the dissolved Cabinet emerged victorious along with Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh.
FM adds that AI-assisted technologies should be adopted in all districts to bring development & highlights importance of collaborative ecosystems in tech innovation.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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