Canadian PM Mark Carney calls for snap election, says Trump won’t 'break us'
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called for a federal election to take place next month, noting that President Trump won’t “break” Canadians.
“I have just asked the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election on April 28,” Carney said Sunday in a post on the social platform X. “We need to build the strongest economy in the G7. We need to deal with President Trump’s tariffs.”
Earlier this month, Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico, shifting relations between the three neighboring countries.
Carney, a political outsider and high-profile banker, was recently sworn in to lead the country after former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned.
“We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes because of President Trump’s unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty,” Carney said, speaking to outlets in Ottawa.
“President Trump claims that Canada isn’t a real country. He wants to break us so America can own us,” Carney said. “We will not let that happen. We’re over the shock of the betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons.”
Trump has repeatedly claimed that Canada should join the U.S. as the 51st state, a move that Canadian officials have refused and called outlandish.
It was expected for Carney to call for a quick election, as he doesn’t have a seat in Parliament and the Liberal Party does not have a majority, The New York Times reported.
Carney will face off against the Conservative Party and Pierre Poilievre. He called for the election to take place April 28.
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