Now that the federal Liberals have a majority government, a political scientist says the opposition parties have a lot of work to do to get ready for the next election.

The Liberals won three byelections last week, pushing them past the threshold for a majority in the House of Commons.

While that doesn’t necessarily mean there won’t be a snap election called, it does increase the likelihood that the Carney government will stay in power for the next three years.

Dr. Lori Turnbull, a professor at Dalhousie University, says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre “rebranded” himself after he initially won the party leadership to make himself more relatable.

She says that worked against Justin Trudeau, but with Mark Carney, the situation is different.

She doesn’t know if there is a rebranding that can work against Carney, so it is up to the party to decide if they want to keep trying.

As for the NDP and their new leader, Avi Lewis, Turnbull says he needs to prove himself to his party.

She believes the NDP would not be ready if an election were called six months from now.

However, Lewis has time to build relationships with his caucus and let people get to know him in his new role.

She says he also has to get the party out of debt and eventually try to win a seat in parliament.