Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will call a snap election on Sunday with vote expected April 28 [Video]

TORONTO, ONT – New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will call a snap election on Sunday for an expected vote on April 28, a government official familiar with the matter said Thursday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly, said Carney will go to the Governor-General Mary Simon on Sunday and request to dissolve Parliament. The governor-general holds a constitutional and ceremonial role as the representative of Canada’s head of state, King Charles III.

The campaign will then officially begin.

The former two-time central banker was sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday as the country faces a trade war brought by U.S. President Donald Trump and threats of annexation.

Carney, 60, replaced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January but remained in power until the Liberal Party elected a new leader.

The governing Liberals had appeared poised for a historic election defeat this …