Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap election – saying he needed a strong mandate to deal with the threat that Donald Trump‘s tariffs pose to the economy.
Unelected Carney, who was made leader of the Canadian Liberal party after Justin Trudeau stepped down, is attempting to sweep the polls and capitalize on the recovery the party has made in recent weeks.
The next election was not due until October 20, but it will now go ahead before the end of next month on April 28, Carney announced on Sunday.
Carney took a swipe at Trump during the speech – saying that the GOP leader has caused the most significant ‘crisis of our lifetimes’ and threatened Canadian freedom. This is in relation to Trump’s desire to make the country the US’s 51st state.
‘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.
‘There …