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CP News Alert: PM Carney says he won’t enter a formal pact with the NDP

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he won’t enter a formal pact with the NDP to maintain his minority government.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the PMO the morning after the federal election in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

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By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he won’t enter a formal pact with the NDP to maintain his minority government.

Carney says the Liberals received a strong mandate and he won’t make a formal agreement with the NDP to avoid a snap election. His predecessor Justin Trudeau had a confidence-and-supply agreement with the NDP and parties can also form coalition governments.

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