Canada Set for Snap Election With Trade War Rattling Economy
- Final call on the April 28 vote will be made by Carney: Globe
- Carney was sworn in as Canada’s prime minister last week
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to call a national election within days, seeking his own mandate from voters at a time when the country’s businesses have been shaken by a trade war with the US.
Carney, the former governor of two central banks, was sworn in as prime minister on March 14 after winning the leadership of the Liberal Party. He’s riding a wave of early support in public opinion polls, and the country is due to have an election this year.