Carney Wins Canada Election for Mandate to Deal With Trump

WATCH: Carney, speaking in Ottawa, says Canada’s old relationship with the US is over and has “many other options than the United States to build prosperity.”Source: Bloomberg

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By Thomas Seal, Brian Platt, Randy Thanthong-Knight, and Mathieu Dion

April 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM UTC

Updated on

April 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM UTC

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Canada’s Liberal Party won a fourth straight election, as voters chose former central banker Mark Carney to manage the country’s response to US President Donald Trump’s trade war.

The margin of victory was narrow. Liberal candidates were leading or elected in 168 seats, ahead of the Conservative Party’s 144 seats, as of 12:07 p.m. Ottawa time on Tuesday.