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President Donald Trump is the greatest challenge Canada is facing, Prime Minister Mark Carney said during a Wednesday night electoral debate with conservative challenger Pierre Poilievre.
“This election [is about] the question of who will succeed, and who will face up to Trump,” Carney said in French, according to a Reuters translation.
His comments came in retort to Poilievre, who moments prior, had accused him of being too similar to Justin Trudeau, who stepped down from the top job earlier this year following a rapid decline in approval ratings.
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“We are in a crisis. The most serious crisis of our lives,” Carney reportedly added. “We have to react with strength, which will allow us to succeed with Trump.”
Carney, who was voted into the role by the governing Liberal Party last month in a landslide win, is believed to be the favored candidate …
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