Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secures significant vote shift to preserve leadership, denouncing perceived U.S. treachery.
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Voters in Canada have elected Mark Carney's Liberal Party, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's projections, in a September 2021 election that was significantly influenced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The CBC stated that it was premature to determine whether the Liberals would secure a majority government, yet projected another term for the party, which has been governing Canada for almost a decade.
"Who's ready to defend Canada alongside me?" Carney cheered his supporters early Tuesday. He slammed Trump's repeated remarks about turning Canada into the 51st U.S. state as "not idle threats."
"President Trump is trying to break us so America can control us. That will never, it will never, ever happen," Carney argued.
He emphasized recognizing that "our world has dramatically changed," and that Canada's longtime ally and trading partner, the U.S., is "no longer as we knew it."
"We have gotten past the shock of the American betrayal, but we must never forget the lessons. We need to look after ourselves," Carney said.
Pierre Poilievre, leader of the opposition Conservatives, admitted defeat on Tuesday and congratulated Carney, describing the Liberals' projected victory as a "razor-thin minority government." He promised to hold the new administration accountable.
Only a few months ago, Poilievre—in danger of losing his parliamentary seat as the votes were still being counted—seemed poised to take the top leadership position in Canada due to public anger over soaring inflation, rising immigration, and Justin Trudeau's critics-cited overly conciliatory approach to Trump, then the president-elect.
Trudeau announced his resignation on January 6, two weeks before Trump took office in the U.S., following polls indicating poor voter support for the former prime minister.
Since returning to office, Trump has caused outrage among Canadians with his actions towards one of his country's closest allies. His policies and rhetoric, including imposing steep tariffs on Canadian imports and the "51st state" comments, became the primary issue in the Canadian election and boosted the Liberals' remarkable comeback, closing a nearly 20-point gap with the Conservatives in a matter of weeks.
The Liberals gained added advantage from Carney, who, with his background as both a former central banker and a leader without previous political experience, seems well-suited to respond to Trump and the uncertainty his tariffs have caused in the global economy.
Carney, 60, reiterated his experience and qualifications during the campaign, citing his ability to deliver change for the Liberal Party and the country, while boosting the Canadian economy within the G7.
Poilievre had been rising in popularity prior to early 2021, with his "Trump light" style gaining support among the populist wing of his party. However, as Canadian hostility towards him grew, his resemblance to Trump worked against him.
Poilievre ran on job opportunities and promising that Gen Z voters would be able to afford housing, leveraging the public's frustration with the Liberal administration. At a rally Sunday, he was quoted by the CBC lamenting "the lost Liberal decade, marked by rising crime, chaos, drugs, and disorder."
Trump continued berating Canada while voters went to the polls on September 20, 2021. "Turn Canada into the cherished 51st U.S. state," he said on his Truth Social platform.
Both Carney and Poilievre replied to Trump's comments and other provocations he made about the Canadian election.
"The United States can be divided and weak," Carney declared in a video on social media Monday. "But this is Canada. We decide our own future."
Poilievre wrote Monday on X: "President Trump, leave our election alone."
"Only Canadians can decide the nation's future at the ballot box," he wrote. "Canada will always be proud, sovereign, and independent, and we will never become the 51st state."
One voter stated he voted Liberal because Poilievre "sounds like mini-Trump to me." Reid Warren, from Toronto, told The Associated Press that tariffs were a key concern.
"Canadians unifying from all the criticism being dished out from the States is great, but it's definitely stirred up some turmoil, that's for sure," Warren said.
Trump did not comment publicly on the election outcome as of late Tuesday, but his predecessor congratulated Carney and the Liberals.
"I'm confident Mark will be a powerful leader for the shared values and interests that Canadians and Americans have," former President Joe Biden said in a post on X.
Insights:
- The Canadian election saw the Liberal Party emerge victorious, marking a notable shift in political momentum after almost a decade in power.
- The election was influenced significantly by U.S. President Donald Trump's policies and rhetoric towards Canada, including the imposition of tariffs and the suggestion of making Canada the 51st U.S. state.
- Mark Carney, a former governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, was elected leader of the Liberal Party and led them to victory in the election.
- Carney leveraged his economic expertise during the campaign and positioned himself as a suitable leader to respond to the global economic uncertainty caused by Trump's tariffs.
- The election victory of Mark Carney's Liberal Party in Canada was a result of the US President Donald Trump's policies and rhetoric towards Canada, particularly his suggestion of making Canada the 51st U.S. state and the imposition of tariffs.
- In the Canadian general-news sector, the economy and trading sector, being Canada's longtime ally and trading partner, were deeply affected by Trump's actions and comments.
- As the Liberal Party's leader, Mark Carney, with his background in both central banking and politics, was sure to address the economic issues and uncertainties caused by Trump's tariffs.
- Pierre Poilievre, leader of the opposition Conservatives, was initially in a strong position to challenge Carney, but his resemblance to Trump and his repeated remarks that sounded like mini-Trump to some voters worked against him.
- The election outcome, a razor-thin minority government for the Liberal Party, was a significant shift in Canada's political landscape, one that was particularly influenced by the political sector's response to Trump's policies and rhetoric towards Canada.
