‘Most Significant Crisis of Our Lifetimes’: Canadian Liberals Kick Off Campaign With Anti-Trump Tirade

The new Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, is running as much against the American president as the opposition Tories.

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Mark Carney, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP

Canadians will go to the polls at the end of April to elect their new government, Prime Minister Carney officially announced on Sunday. In this snap election, the Liberal Party is running harder against President Trump than they are against their own Tories — and Canadian voters seem thrilled. 

Mr. Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister just nine days ago, took charge after a stunning turnaround in the polls over the last two months and immediately began speaking out forcefully against Mr. Trump’s new tariffs and regular musing about turning Canada into America’s 51st state. 

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