Sunday Scrum | Liberals move closer to a majority, Conservatives react to latest defection
April 12, 2026
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as posted by the channelChief political correspondent Rosemary Barton and this week's Sunday Scrum – Toronto Star Ottawa bureau chief Tonda MacCharles, Hill Times managing editor Charelle Evelyn and CBC News writer and producer Jason Markusoff – discuss the Liberal Party potentially reaching a majority government in the upcoming byelections. Plus, the Sunday Scrum talks about the reaction from Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Official Opposition, to the recent defection from his caucus and how it could impact the Conservative Party's strategy.
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