Under Carney’s minority, that kind of horse-trading didn’t happen. From the start, Carney governed as if he had a majority, helped in part by the fact that no one on the opposition benches wanted an early election. But he also helped himself cooperation of opposition politicsspecifically conservative politics. He suspended the rise in the consumer carbon tax, reversed planned increases in capital gains tax and scrapped the Digital Services Tax. Carney made some compromises, such as Bill C-9, the Anti-Hate Act, where he agreed to the Bloc Québécois’ request to remove the exemption for religious speech. But overall, his tone was that of the majority, even though he was a few places off the mark.
