Prediction Markets Traders Bet Big on Easy Liberal Win as Canadians Head to the Polls

Political bettors on Polymarket and other platforms are paying attention to Canada as the nation heads to the polls.As the country's 45th election comes to a close, a contract asking bettors to predict who will be Canada's next Prime Minister gives the Liberal Party's Mark Carney a 78% chance, and the Conservatives' Pierre Poilievre a 22% shot.Political bettors are slightly more skeptical of Carney's chances of winning than the polls, but both are pointing in the same direction. A poll aggregator from public broadcaster CBC puts Carney's chances at 89% source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/28/prediction-markets-traders-bet-big-on-easy-liberal-win-as-canadians-head-to-the-polls