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Liberal Liberal Mark Carney called a snap federal election on Sunday, starting a 36-day campaign sprint. The main party leaders invoked the threat of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and vowed to address affordability issues as they made their pitch to voters at campaign launch events.
The race to choose Canada’s next prime minister began Sunday with each of the main party leaders making their pitch for why they are uniquely qualified to lead the country through a crisis.
The first day of the campaign gave them the opportunity to tell Canadians a bit about their background and values — and how that dovetails with the crisis the country is facing.
That crisis: the political, economic and existential threat posed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Here is a look at how each of the leaders for the Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats, Bloc Québécois and Green Party …
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