Canada’s new PM Mark Carney calls snap election in shadow of Trump tariffs and US trade war [Video]

CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER Mark Carney has called a snap election for 28 April.

Carney, the former head of the Bank of England, took leadership of the Liberal Party from Justin Trudeau nine days ago. He was chosen by his party, garnering over 80% of the vote, to become its new leader.

During a press conference in which he announced the election, Carney said that Canada needs to “fight the Americans” and “take actions” to tackle tariffs touted by US President Donald Trump and make efforts to fix Canada’s economy.

The trade war with the US is one of the “most significant threats of our lifetimes”, Carney told reporters, saying that Trump wants to damage Canada economically so “America can own us. We will not let that happen.”