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Carney's Liberals ride to election victory on wave of anti-Trump anger
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks on stage at his campaign headquarters after the Liberal Party won the Canadian election in Ottawa on April 29, 2025. Photo: Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP
CANADIAN Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won re-election, capping a dramatic reversal of fortunes driven by US President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war.
Right-wing populist challenger Pierre Poilievre, who, a few months ago, appeared all but certain to take his Conservative Party into government for the first time in a decade, suffered the humiliation of losing his seat in the House of Commons, according to a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation projection.
Mr Poilievre has campaigned with Trump-like bravado, echoing the US president by adopting the slogan Canada First.
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