Trump’s tough talk might help Liberal Mark Carney win a full term as Canada’s prime minister
- Mark Carney campaigns for the Liberal Party in Canada's parliamentary election on April 28, 2025.
- Justin Trudeau resigned, triggering a leadership race amid Canadian nationalism driven by US trade actions.
- Carney's experience managing crises reassures many voters.
- Liberals now lead by six points in a recent poll, reversing a large January deficit.
- Carney's poll lead marks a dramatic turnaround for the Liberal Party before election day.
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What’s on voters’ minds as Canada elects a new prime minister
Monday is the end of voting in Canada to elect a new prime minister. The big issue in this campaign has been U.S.-Canadian relations, especially Trump’s tariffs. Since the beginning of the year, opinion polls have gone from showing a commanding Conservative Party lead to a narrower but consistent Liberal Party lead. John Yang speaks with David Frum, a writer for The Atlantic, for more.
How Trump Looks to Keep Canada's Liberals in Power
A month and a half ago, conservative Pierre Poilievre seemed the obvious winner of the Canadian elections, which will be held tomorrow. But Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney seems to be throwing a spanner in the works. When Carney succeeded fellow party member Justin Trudeau as prime minister in mid-March, the Liberals quickly closed the gap in the opinion polls. Carney is now a few percentage points ahead of Poilievre's conservatives, who have…
Liberal bank manager versus conservative hothead – who will Canada choose?
Canada will elect a new parliament on Monday. Prime Minister and former central bank governor Carney is hoping for a boost in negotiations with Trump. Opposition leader Poilievre is seeking a change of power. By G. Ucar and M. Ganslmeier.
It Might Be Carney Vs. Poilievre To Lead Canada, But Trump Is Unofficially On The Ballot
Donald Trump might as well be on the ballot when Canadians vote for a new government. The U.S. president’s trade war and threats to make Canada the 51st state have infuriated Canadians and led to a surge in nationalism that has helped the Liberal Party flip the narrative heading into Monday’s parliamentary election, at least in opinion polls. “Trump is the campaign,” former Quebec Premier Jean Charest said. “The ballot question is who is the per…
Polls tighten as Canadians head to the polls. Will Liberals pull off the ultimate comeback?
It’s Election Day in Canada on Monday, and many are wondering whether newly installed Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney will complete a shocking comeback for the party of former PM Justin Trudeau. The Liberals were skating deep in their own zone just a few months ago — down a whopping 25 points in the polls as recently as January — but Trudeau’s resignation and Donald Trump’s trade war and aggressive rhetoric sparked a surge in Canadian nationa…
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