After a much-fought electoral campaign that revolved around Donald J. Trump’s tariffs and his statements about turning it into the 51st US state, Canadians went out to vote in the snap election that will determine who will become the country’s next prime minister.
Polls are starting to close in Canada, after a vote coming just six weeks after Mark Carney was sworn in as PM, replacing his party colleague, embattled Justin Trudeau
BBC reported:
“The two clear frontrunners are the Liberal Party – led by Carney – which has been in power for a decade, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre
US President Donald Trump has weighed in on the election on social media, repeating his calls for the nation to become the 51st US state
Poilievre told Trump to ‘stay out of our election’ and Carney urged Canadians to be ‘united and strong’ against the ‘crisis in the United States’.”
In a campaign Where former premier Justin Trudeau was kept well-hidden so as not to hurt the Liberal’s chances, both candidates had to deal with the impact of Trump’s policies and statements.
Canada has already imposed roughly C$65bn worth of tariffs in response to current American levies.
“The US has so far partially imposed 25% blanket tariffs on Canadian goods – with some exemption in place. Canada is also hit with global US tariffs on steel and aluminum and imported cars.”
Both Conservatives and Liberals vow to maintain some form of retaliatory tariffs.
“Mark Carney says Liberals will shift to targeted tariffs designed to maximize pain on the US while limiting harm on Canada. The parties are also looking to help the economy to handle any turbulence.”
As the country awaits the results, the Elections Canada website is experiencing trouble, with some users unable to access the site. It’s unclear exactly what caused the website to go down.
Check the real-time results here.
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