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Yesterday, Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, called a snap election for April 28. He said: "President Trump claims that Canada isn't a real country. He wants to break us so America can own us. We will not let that happen. We're over the shock of the betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons." The only issue in the election will be which party is better able to oppose Trump.
Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was driven from office due to poor polling in the scheduled election, an election Carney has now moved forward. The voters were worried about inflation, just as in the U.S. Now all that has changed. All that matters is whether Carney or Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre (called Peepee by his opponents), is better suited to resisting Trump.
Up until now, Poilievre promised to "ax the tax," build more homes, and stop crime. But he hasn't formulated any policy on how he will defend Canada from Trump. He is going to have to do that très rapidement.
If Carney is the most anti-Trump candidate, which seems likely, as Poilievre wants to be a mini-Trump, then a massive win for Carney and the Liberals will be a slap in the face for Trump. How will he respond? More tariffs? Bigger tariffs? Full-scale trade war that will increase prices and stoke inflation in both countries? Could be.
What is also noteworthy here is that the entire campaign is only about 4 weeks, not 4 years, as in the U.S. Canadian campaigns also tend to be much more positive, with the candidates promising what they will do for Canada, not how their opponent said some "horrible" thing while a teenager in a previous millennium. (V)