{"id":46654,"date":"2025-04-30T03:56:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T03:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=46654"},"modified":"2025-04-30T03:58:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T03:58:22","slug":"canadas-liberals-ride-trump-backlash-to-comeback-election-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=46654","title":{"rendered":"Canada’s Liberals ride Trump backlash to comeback election win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Reuters: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 29 – Canadian Prime Minister\u00a0Mark Carney’s<\/a>\u00a0Liberals staged a major political comeback to retain power in parliamentary elections, fuelled by a backlash against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and comments on making Canada the 51st U.S. state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With almost all votes counted in Monday’s election, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation forecast the Liberals would form a strong minority government, falling just short of the 172 electoral districts they needed for a majority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provisional results from Elections Canada showed the Liberals had won 169 districts, followed by the Conservatives with 144. Judicial recounts will be needed in two districts and a final official result may be days away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although he failed to get a majority, Carney faces no immediate political danger, since all opposition legislators would have to vote against him to topple the government and two of his main rivals are in political trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre<\/a>, who just three months ago had looked certain to sweep the polls, lost his seat in Ontario. Jagmeet Singh announced he would step down as leader of the left-leaning New Democrats after he lost his seat in British Columbia and saw most of his party’s legislators defeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carney had sought a majority to help him negotiate with Trump<\/a> on the tariffs threatening Canada’s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump congratulated Carney on his election victory in a call on Tuesday, Carney’s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The leaders agreed on the importance of Canada and the United States working together – as independent, sovereign nations – for their mutual betterment. To that end, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future,” it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Globe and Mail newspaper, citing a senior Liberal official, said Carney would name a cabinet and reconvene Canada’s House of Commons within two weeks. Another priority will be the annual budget, which is usually presented in March or April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carney, saying Trump wanted to break Canada, had repeatedly vowed to open talks on new security and economic ties with the U.S. president as soon as possible after the Canadian election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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