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ANALYSIS: With four vacant ridings, why did Carney call just three byelections?

By David Akin

Global News - Politics · 5d ago

The Liberals gave themselves a three-to-one financial advantage over the Bloc Québecois by holding off calling a race in the other vacant Québec seat, David Akin writes.

Originally published by Global News - Politics.

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