Canada’s ruling Liberals sweep special elections in boost to Mark Carney

Three projected victories are ‘a message’ to US that Carney ‘has the support of the Canadian people’, says one lawmaker

Canada’s ruling Liberal party has swept three special elections in a result that showed voters backing the prime minister, Mark Carney, after his face-off with the US president, Donald Trump.

The Canadian Press, Canada’s national news agency, projected Liberal victories in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec, Beaches-East York in Toronto and North Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia.