Canadians Vote to Replace Justin Trudeau in Election Reshaped by Trump

The Canadian general election will ask voters to choose among the Liberals, Conservatives, and several smaller parties, most prominently the far-left New Democrats (NDP). This election is the first for Prime Minister Mark Carney, who had never before campaigned for or held a public office when the Liberals coronated him their leader in a closed election in March. With a background in finance, Carney had served as the president of the Banks of Canada and England prior to his entry into politics and most recently held a high position in the finance firm Brookfield Asset Management.

Hoping to replace him is Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, who has endeavored to convince voters that Carney would not implement any policies different from his highly unpopular predecessor Justin Trudeau, who led the government for a decade before being forced to resign after an embarrassing meeting with then-President-elect Donald Trump in late 2024.

The election was prompted by Trudeau’s resignation in January, which in turn occurred after his closest political ally, former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, resigned in disgust at Trudeau’s handling of Trump. Freeland then attempted to use her resignation to replace Trudeau at the head of the Liberal Party but lost in a landslide to Carney.

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