Trump congratulates Canada’s Carney as Liberals triumph in election [Video]

Canada has voted former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and his Liberal Party back into power, after threats from Donald Trump helped boost his campaign. ITV News US Correspondent Dan Rivers reports from Ottawa

Donald Trump has congratulated Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on his victory in the country’s election, and the two have agreed to meet in the “near future”.

Carney’s office said the leaders “agreed on the importance” of the two countries working together during a phone call on Tuesday.

Carney’s Liberal Party fell short of winning an outright majority in Parliament on Tuesday, according to public broadcaster CBC, a day after the party scored a stunning comeback victory in a vote widely seen as a rebuke of President Trump.

The vote-counting agency, Elections Canada, finished processing nearly all ballots in an election that could leave the Liberals just three seats shy of a majority, which means …