Conservatives, Liberals in behind-the-scenes negotiations as PM downplays election talk

CBC: Asked on Monday whether an election was coming, Carney demurred.

“It’s time to do a lot more work. We’ve got a lot of work to do,” he told CBC News on his way into West Block.

But behind the scenes, Liberals and Conservatives have been working on potential deals that could end a parliamentary gridlock and potentially avoid a second federal election in 12 months, three senior Liberal and Conservative sources said…