Thanks Trump: In Epic Comeback, Liberals Reelected in Canada
As results poured in from a seminal election, Canada emerged as a united country from the outside but deeply divided at home. The governing center-left Liberal Party won its fourth consecutive national election but as of this writing the morning after, fell just short of a majority of seats in parliament.
Just 45 days on the job, Prime Minister Mark Carney ran hard, not so much against domestic opposition but by targeting Donald Trump. “Who’s willing to stand up for Canada with strong Canadian values?” Carney asked in his victory speech.
Trump was a perfect foil, professing his wish to make Canada, in his words “our cherished 51st state” and baiting predecessor Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “governor.” In response, said Carney, “We are over the shock of American betrayal and have to look after ourselves.”
Trump has sought to intimidate by slapping a 25 percent tariff on imports from his country’s largest trading partner. The president deepened the insult by arguing that Canada supplies “nothing that we want.”
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