The White House has taunted Mark Carney over Donald Trump’s desire to turn Canada into America’s 51st state, saying a remarkable election result does not change that plan – even as Mr Trump himself congratulated the Canadian prime minister on his victory.
Mr Carney’s Liberal Party won following a campaign dominated by the US president’s trade war, but short of gaining an outright majority in parliament which will force Mr Carney to seek the backing of at least one minor party.
During a phone call, Mr Trump congratulated Mr Carney and the pair “agreed on the importance of Canada and the United States working together – as independent, sovereign nations – for their mutual betterment”, according to the Canadian prime minister’s office.
The two leaders also agreed to meet in person in the near future.
Yet at the same time, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said that the election "does not affect President Trump's plan to make Canada America's cherished 51st state".
In his victory speech in Ottawa, Mr Carney declared that Mr Trump “is trying to break us so America can own us. That will never happen.”
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Canada election 2025
- Canadian PM's Liberals fall short of majority in parliament, broadcaster projects
- White House issues statement on Canadian elections
- Carney says trade deal with Trump will happen 'on our terms' after his historic win
- Carney says Trump agrees Canada and US must work together as 'sovereign nations'
Trump says Carney will visit White House within the next week
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Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
US president Donald Trump said prime minister Mark Carney will visit the White House "within the next week or less" after during a phone call the pair “agreed on the importance of Canada and the United States working together".
Mr Trump congratulated the Canadian prime minister-elect at the same time a White House spokesperson said the election "does not affect President Trump's plan to make Canada America's cherished 51st state".
"I think we're going to have a great relationship," Mr Trump said yesterday. "He called me up yesterday and said, 'Let's make a deal'," the US president added.
The US president said both Canadians running for office "hated Trump". "
And it was the one that hated Trump, I think the least, that won. I actually think the Conservative hated me much more than the so-called Liberal," Mr Trump said.
He added that Mr Carney "couldn't have been nicer" and called him "a very nice gentleman".
Green Party co-leader resigns after election loss
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Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault has announced that he is stepping down from his post after failing to secure a seat in the House of Commons.
"While I remain proud of the program the party built and the values we brought forward during this campaign, I recognise that we were not able to break through in a way that could shift the course of our country — and that is a responsibility I must carry," he said in a letter posted online.
"Twice now, I have failed to convince my fellow citizens to send me to Ottawa. I therefore hereby submit my resignation as co-Leader of the Green Party of Canada, effective immediately," he added.
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Canada’s election in numbers: How Mark Carney’s Liberals won power
Elections for Canada’s House of Commons have secured another term for the Liberals; in power since 2015 but the party’s first win under Prime Minister Mark Carney.
After Justin Trudeau resigned earlier this year, Mr Carney became Canada’s Prime Minister in early March following an internal election within the Liberal Party.
As votes were counted late on Monday, the Liberal Party is now leading in 168 seats across the provinces, with the Conservatives leading in 144 seats and set to be the opposition.
The Liberals still need four more seats (172 in total) to reach a majority in the House of Commons, but have won enough to form a government.
Alicja Hagopian has more.
Carney reiterates commitment to Ukraine in call with Zelensky
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Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Canada’s prime minister-elect Mark Carney spoke with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and underscored Canada's commitment to supporting Ukraine in achieving lasting peace and security, Mr Carney's office said.
Mr Zelensky congratulated Mr Carney on his election in Monday's vote, and the two leaders agreed that a durable peace can only be achieved with Ukraine at the table, the Canadian prime minister's office said in a statement.
Everything Canada’s prime minister has said about Trump
03:00
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Rachel Clun
Here’s everything Mark Carney has had to say about his American counterpart since succeeding Justin Trudeau earlier this year.
Watch: Mark Carney dances after election win
02:00
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Rachel Clun
What Mark Carney’s Canadian election win means for Europe
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Rachel Clun
With the election victory of Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, Canada now stands out as a liberal anchor in a fractured West, write Katerina Sviderska and Leandre Benoit.
Analysis: With Canada's electoral rebuke, has Trump's bluster reached it's expiration point?
Wednesday 30 April 2025 23:58
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Rachel Clun
On Monday night, Canada delivered a resounding rebuke of the United States and Donald Trump’s trade agenda.
As John Bowden writes, Trump and his aides are now facing pressure to prove that any positive outcomes are developing from his protectionist stance.
Trump brags that he hurt MAGA ally Pierre Poilievre in Canada election
Wednesday 30 April 2025 22:56
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Rachel Clun
Even though his support was the kiss of death to Canada's conservatives, Donald Trump himself apparently couldn't help taking credit, Io Dodds reports:
Expect a tough on tariffs stance from Canadian Prime Minister
Wednesday 30 April 2025 21:54
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Rachel Clun
Mark Carney vowed to take a tougher approach to tariffs in his victory speech, but warned the country will need to spend billions to reduce its dependence on its southern neighbour.
"We can give ourselves far more than the Americans can ever take away," Carney said. "The coming days and months will be challenging and will require some sacrifices, but we will share those sacrifices by supporting our workers and our businesses."
He continued: "We can give ourselves far more than the Americans can ever take away," Carney said. "The coming days and months will be challenging and will require some sacrifices, but we will share those sacrifices by supporting our workers and our businesses."
Who is Mark Carney? Canada’s prime minister who won an election fighting back against Trump
Wednesday 30 April 2025 20:53
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Rachel Clun
Here’s what you need to know about Mark Carney, a man who’s already managed to influence the world stage for years despite never holding elective office.
In case you missed it: Carney warns the US is serious about threats
Wednesday 30 April 2025 19:52
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Rachel Clun
In his victory speech Mark Carney said the US president was serious about his threats to Canadian sovereignty.
Mark Carney and Donald Trump agree to in-person meeting
Wednesday 30 April 2025 18:51
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Rachel Clun
In a phone conversation following the Canadian election, Donald Trump congratulated Mark Carney on his win.
The Office of the Prime Minister of Canada said that in the phone call on Tuesday, the leaders “agreed on the importance of Canada and the United States working together – as independent, sovereign nations – for their mutual betterment. “
The readout continued: “To that end, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future.”
Analysis: Why Canadians might want to beware what they have wished for with Mark Carney
Wednesday 30 April 2025 18:26
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David Maddox
Political editor David Maddox writes that while Mark Carney may have pulled off a stunning election win, his legacy from his time in England is mixed.
Canada votes: in numbers
Wednesday 30 April 2025 18:00
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Rachel Clun
A record proportion of voting-age Canadians turned out to vote in the federal election, either on the day or ahead of time, according to the official electoral agency.
Here’s a look at the election in numbers (approximately):
- 11.1 million voted at their polling station on election day
- 7.3 million voted ahead of time between April 18, and April 21
- 57,440 Canadians living overseas voted by special ballot
- Elections Canada hired 230,000 people to help on election day
What Canadian voters had to say about their election and Donald Trump
Wednesday 30 April 2025 17:35
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Meg Kinnard , Mike Householder
Donald Trump cast a long shadow over Canada's national election, and many voters felt his looming presence.
It prompted many Canadian voters to consider Trump's impact and how the parties on the ballot would respond to him.
Here is what some of those voters said after casting their ballot:
Everything Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney has said about Trump
Wednesday 30 April 2025 17:09
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Rachel Clun
Here’s everything Carney has had to say about his American counterpart since succeeding Justin Trudeau earlier this year.
Carney to reconvene parliament within a fortnight
Wednesday 30 April 2025 16:44
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Rachel Clun
Mark Carney is expected to reconvene the House of Commons within two weeks, Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper has reported.
Another priority will be the annual budget, which is usually presented in March or April.
Watch: MAGA sycophant asks Karoline Leavitt if Canada becoming 51st state is 'Trump trolling or Trump truthing'
Wednesday 30 April 2025 16:19
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Rachel Clun
Former Conservative minister blames Trump for election rout
Wednesday 30 April 2025 15:54
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Rachel Clun
Peter MacKay, a former Conservative cabinet minister who ran for party leadership in 2020, has told CBC Radio there were two factors in Pierre Poilievre’s “bitter” election loss.
“Number one was the departure of Justin Trudeau, and all of the anger and frustration that went with it seemed to dissipate very quickly, so it was an artificial lead,” he said.
“Then of course there was the continuous intrusion right up to and including in the middle of the election and [Monday] night for goodness sakes, Donald J Trump just could not resist the temptation to continue to insert himself into the Canadian election.”
Mr MacKay continued: “That caused fear, and it caused a lot of people, I think, to drift back to the Liberal Party in the hopes that Mr Carney, with his resume, with his previous positions, that he was the guy. And we’ll see, but as a Canadian, I hope that’s true.”
Poilievre’s future up in the air after election loss
Wednesday 30 April 2025 15:30
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Rachel Clun
Just four months ago, Conservative firebrand Pierre Poilievre was expected to defeat the incumbent Liberal Party in Canada’s federal election.
But in a remarkable about turn, the Conservatives lost, and Mr Poilievre lost the seat he’d held for 20 years in an election overshadowed by US President Donald Trump’s threats against Canadian sovereignty and an ongoing trade war.
Former central banker Mark Carney declared victory on Monday evening, with the Liberal Party ending up just three seats shy of an outright majority.
Conservatives told Canada’s CBC that Mr Polievre’s future as party leader was up in the air for now.
On senior source who worked for the leader told the CBC it was a big election loss for the party.
"The guy couldn't do what needed to be done. He utterly refused to acknowledge that the ballot box question had changed to the bitter end," the unnamed source said, referring to the tariff war with the US.
But another, Conservative strategist Jamie Ellerton, told CBC he believed Mr Poilievre had “rock-solid support” amongst party members.
US Ambassador to Canada remains 'committed to engaging' with Ottawa
Wednesday 30 April 2025 15:12
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Rachel Clun
US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he is honoured to continue in the post and looks forward to working with the new Canadian government.
“As Ambassador, I'm committed to engaging with Canadians from all walks of life while tackling our shared challenges and priorities,” he said on X on Tuesday.
“I look forward to working with Prime Minister @MarkJCarney and his government to build on the foundation of collaboration that makes the U.S.-Canada relationship special.”
Watch ⬇️ as @USAmbCanada Pete Hoekstra lays out his vision for U.S.-Canada relations: strengthening trade, securing borders, fighting fentanyl, and building defense and security cooperation. pic.twitter.com/4VuRYvjM8j
— U.S. Embassy Ottawa (@usembassyottawa) April 29, 2025
Analysis: Trump handed Carney his victory – now he could make or break Canada’s new government
Wednesday 30 April 2025 14:55
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Mary Dejevsky
Mark Carney has led Canada’s Liberal Party to a fourth consecutive term in office, overturning the opposition Conservative Party’s double-digit lead at the start of the campaign.
In truth, though, his victory owed almost as much to the loud noises coming from south of the border as it did to the novice politician’s campaigning skills.
Canada’s economy shrank in February
Wednesday 30 April 2025 14:30
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Rachel Clun, Reuters
Canada’s economy shrank by 0.2 per cent in February, the first monthly contraction in gross domestic product since November as the country’s commodities and construction sectors contracted.
While Donald Trump’s tariff threats have started to affect economic indicators, bad weather and snow storms also affected key sectors including mining, oil, gas and construction, according to Statistics Canada.
The economy is likely to expand by 0.1 per cent in March, and on an annualised basis GDP is expected to grow by 1.5 per cent in the first quarter, Statscan said.
The economic growth figures and forecasts come as economists and the Bank of Canada predict a tough year ahead with broad tariffs of 25 per cent on all Canadian exports to the US, including duties on steel, aluminium and automotive products.
Analysis: Donald Trump has met his match in Mark Carney
Wednesday 30 April 2025 14:06
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Rachel Clun
Carney’s victory carries an important lesson for the rest of the world: it pays to stand up to Trump, Sean O’Grady writes.
What has the White House said about the Canadian election?
Wednesday 30 April 2025 13:47
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Rachel Clun
Donald Trump and Mark Carney spoke on the phone on Tuesday, with the US President passing on his congratulations for the election win.
But that doesn’t seem to have changed his mind about Canada becoming an American state.
White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said on Tuesday that the Canadian election "does not affect president Trump's plan to make Canada America's cherished 51st state".
In an interview with The Atlantic published this week, Trump said that if Canada was a state, there would be no tariffs.
"I say it would make a great 51st state. I love other nations. I love Canada," he said in that interview.
Analysis: Why Canadians might want to beware what they have wished for with Mark Carney
Wednesday 30 April 2025 13:28
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Rachel Clun
The newly elected Canadian prime minister has won an extraordinary victory in Canada for the Liberal Party, overturning a previous two-digit lead for the Conservative Party.
But his legacy is mixed. Read the analysis of Mr Carney’s career, and what it could mean for Canadians here:
Australian prime minister congratulates Carney, ahead of country's own election
Wednesday 30 April 2025 13:10
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Rachel Clun
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has congratulated Mark Carney on his election victory, just days before Australians also head to the polls.
“In a time of global uncertainty, I look forward to continuing to work with you to build on the enduring friendship between our nations, in the shared interests of all our citizens,” he said on X.
Australians will vote in a federal election on Saturday, with polling showing the centre-left Labor government is likely to win.
Analysis: Another Liberal Party will be watching Canada’s results with nervousness
Wednesday 30 April 2025 12:52
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Rachel Clun
As Canada’s Liberal Party celebrates an election victory that seemed a remote chance just months ago, another Liberal Party from the other side of the political spectrum will be watching on nervously.
Australia is holding its federal election on Saturday, where a similar story appears to be playing out.
The centre-left Labor Party was lagging in opinion polls as late as February, putting Australia’s conservative Liberal Party in a strong fighting position to win back government on May 3 after just one term out of office.
But Donald Trump’s trade wars and upheaval of American policies on everything from immigration to education have alarmed Australian voters, and the Labor Party has accused Liberal Leader Peter Dutton of copying the US President over decisions including planned cuts to the public service.
Now, most Australian approval polls have given the Labor Party an election-winning lead.
The election is still expected to be close, but it seems Trump may help hinder another conservative opposition from winning government this week.
Most Americans believe Trump’s threats over Canada
Wednesday 30 April 2025 12:34
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Graig Graziosi
A new poll has found that most Americans believe President Donald Trump when he says that he wants to take control of Canada and Greenland, deport and imprison US citizens, and run for an unconstitutional third term.
The poll also shows that they don't like what they're hearing.
Read the full report from Graig Craziosi here:
Canadian MP says it was an 'election of fear'
Wednesday 30 April 2025 12:16
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Rachel Clun
National Democratic Party candidate Heather McPherson said Monday’s election was an election driven by fear, particularly of US President Donald Trump.
“This was an election of fear. Canadians were voting because they were afraid. And I understand that,” she told CBC Radio.
“What [President] Donald Trump is doing in the United States is frightening for so many of us, for our livelihoods, for our own sovereignty of our country. And so I think people were voting out of fear.”
Ms McPherson was also one of just a handful of NDP members to win or retain a seat in the Canadian election, in a rout that will see the party’s presence in the House of Commons plummet from 24 seats to seven.
She said it was too early to say why the NDP had seen such losses, including the loss of the party’s leader Jagmeet Singh, and she was grieving the loss of “some really remarkable” colleagues.
“In the long run, I think that New Democrats will come back. We always do. We'll keep fighting,” she said.
Liberal minister says Canadian government ‘ready’ for challenges
Wednesday 30 April 2025 11:58
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Rachel Clun
Longstanding Canadian Liberal cabinet minister Patty Hajdu said the new government is ready for the challenges of the new world order.
She also acknowledged the shock of retaining government just months after polling suggested the Conservatives would win the election.
“Four months ago it didn’t look too good for us, but we selected a new leader and I think we’re in a completely different world today,” Ms Hajdu said on CBC radio.
She said Mark Carney was the right leader to see the country through the challenges of Trump’s trade wars and threats to Canadian sovereignty.
“I think Mr Carney has the wisdom and the ability to deal with complex relationships and complex economic shocks and he’s demonstrated that,” Ms Hajdu said.
“He’s been very clear that the time has come that we end our overreliance on trade with the United States as the primary solution to our own economic growth, and that we do need to diversify our markets across the world .... and I’m sure that will be a key component of the work that we do together.”
Canada's election in numbers
Wednesday 30 April 2025 11:35
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Rachel Clun
Prime Minister Mark Carney helped drive the Liberal Party to an astonishing election win in Canada on Monday, after polls just months ago had the Conservative party in a decisive lead.
But the Liberal Party has failed to pick up enough seats to govern in an outright majority. Here’s the latest count tally:
Analysis: What Mark Carney’s Canadian election win means for Europe
Wednesday 30 April 2025 11:17
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Rachel Clun
Katerina Sviderska and Leandre Benoit write that Canada’s election carries significant implications for its international partnerships amid rising geopolitical uncertainty.
More Canadians than ever turned out to vote
Wednesday 30 April 2025 10:59
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Rachel Clun
Nearly 19.6 million Canadians voted in the federal election, a voter turnout rate of almost 68.7 per cent and the highest turnout ever, according to the country’s election agency.
Elections Canada said more than 11 million Canadians voted on Monday across teh country’s 65,000 polling booths, while nearly 7.3 million voted ahead of election day.
“I want to thank the some 230,000 people who helped deliver the election,” Canada’s chief electoral officer Stephane Perrault said.
“Whether electors voted on election day or earlier at advance polls or by special ballot, election workers were there to serve them and to ensure that the integrity and secrecy of the vote was upheld.”
Analysis: With Canada's electoral rebuke, has Trump's bluster reached it's expiration point?
Wednesday 30 April 2025 10:34
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John Bowden, Rachel Clun
On Monday night, Canada delivered a resounding rebuke of the United States and Donald Trump’s trade agenda, leaving the end of his trade war appearing further away than ever.
As John Bowden writes, Trump and his aides are now facing pressure to prove that any positive outcomes are developing from his protectionist stance.
Trump bragged that he hurt Pierre Poilievre in Canadian election
Wednesday 30 April 2025 10:16
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Io Dodds, Rachel Clun
Even though his support was the kiss of death to Canada's conservatives, Donald Trump himself apparently couldn't help taking credit.
"You know, until I came along, remember that the conservative was leading by 25 points," the mercurial president admitted and/or boasted in an interview with The Atlantic published on Monday.
"Then I was disliked by enough of the Canadians that I’ve thrown the election into a close call, right? I don’t even know if it’s a close call,” he added.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre had just months ago been tipped to win the Canadian election, but that was before Trump’s tariff war and his threats to turn the nation into the 51st American state.
Main takeaways from Canadian election
Wednesday 30 April 2025 09:58
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Rachel Clun
Canadians went to the polls on Monday to vote in an election overshadowed by US President Donald Trump. Here are the main takeaways.
Mark Carney wins election
In a remarkable result the Liberal Party has won the most seats and will form government, with Mark Carney claiming victory on Monday night.
The official vote tally shows the Liberal Party has won 169 seats, just three short of the number required to win majority government in their own right.
Two party leaders lose their seats
In a stunning shift, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre went from prime-minister-in-waiting with significant polling leads just months ago to losing his seat to Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy.
New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh has also lost his seat, to Conservative James Yan.
Minority government will require minor party support
Mark Carney will need to negotiate with minor parties to ensure a governing majority. The leader of separatist party Bloc Quebec has already signalled his willingness to potentially support the Liberal Party.
Bloc Quebec won 22 seats in the election, making it the third-largest party in Canada.
Who is Mark Carney?
Wednesday 30 April 2025 09:40
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Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Prime minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party won Canada's federal election on Monday, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fuelled by US president Donald Trump's annexation threats and trade war.
Carney’s Liberals were projected by Canadian broadcasters to form a minority government. His party secured a dramatic fourth-straight term amid rising nationalist sentiment sparked by Trump’s threats to Canada’s economy and sovereignty.
In recent months, the former governor of the UK’s Bank of England has had to fight a war on two fronts.
To the south he has had to contend with the Trump administration, which threatened then postponed crippling 25 per cent tariffs on Canada, as well as taunted the country with the outlandish possibility of making it the 51st US state.
More here.
