Mark Carney’s Chances of Beating Pierre Poilievre in Canada: Recent Polls [Video]

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney‘s Liberal Party has extended its lead over the opposition Conservatives ahead of next month’s federal election on April 28, according to recent polling.

Newsweek reached out to the Liberal Party of Canada and the Conservative Party of Canada for comment via email and online inquiry form, respectively, outside of regular office hours.

Why It Matters

Carney called a snap election shortly after replacing Justin Trudeau as prime minister on March 14.

The Liberal Party has seen its polling surge in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and the United States president’s repeated assertions that Canada should join the U.S. as its 51st state. In response, some Canadian provinces have launched boycotts of U.S. goods, and the American national anthem has been booed at several sporting events.

What To Know

According to the latest electoral forecast model by analytics website 338Canada, published on Sunday, the Liberals were ahead with 42 percent of the vote …