Canada PM Mark Carney calls for snap election on April 28, seeks mandate to tackle Trump | World News

Canada’s new Prime Miner Mark Carney has called for a snap election on April 28, in order to look for a strong mandate to deal with the threat of US President Donald Trump’s trade and tariff war which has the potential to derail the Canadian economy.
During a press briefing on Sunday, Carney mentioned a new defence agreement with Australia, strengthening Canada’s ties with France and the UK, and initiating dialogues for a new trade deal with the European Union. PM Carney added that he the scrapped carbon tax “to end the division it was creating.”
While visiting the Governor General, the personal representative of King Charles, Canada’s head of state, PM Carney asked for parliament to be dissolved and an election to be held on April 28.

I have just asked the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election on April 28.
We need to build the strongest economy in the G7. We need to deal with President Trump’s tariffs. Canadians deserve a choice about who should lead that effort for our country.
— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) March 23, 2025
While calling for snap election in Canada, PM Carney said he wants a “strong positive mandate from my fellow Canadians. There is so much more to do to secure Canada,” BBC reported.
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Carney said that trade war with President Donald Trump led American adminration is one of the “most significant threats of our lifetimes”. “He wants to break us so America will own us. We will not let that happen,” he said.

During the press briefing, PM Carney said that a clear and positive mandate is needed to deal with President Trump and create an economy that benefits everyone.
Carney is poised to face competition from Conservatives’ leader Pierre Poilievre, leader of the New Democratic Party Jagmeet Singh, and Yves-François Blanchet – leader of the Bloc Québécois.

Carney, who has been a former two-time central banker, became the leader of the Liberal Party on March 9 and succeeded former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, who had announced his resignation in January.Story continues below this ad
As per a Reuters report, polls suggest that Liberals who have been at the helm since 2015, were earlier trailing against their official opposition Conservatives but now have gained support and are slightly ahead of their rivals.
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