In a months-long, highstakes race to replace Justin Trudeau, Mark Carney has been elected leader of Canada’s Liberal Party.
Gatekeepers News reports that Carney will be leading the Liberal Party to face-off with the Conservative Party in the coming federal elections, which will be held before October 2025.
One of the most pressing issues Carney will need to address is Canada’s strained relationship with the United States.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused Canada of enabling illegal immigration into the US and has threatened to turn Canada into a 51st state and impose steep tariffs on Canadian imports.
Speaking after his victory was announced, Carney referenced the tensions with the US, saying his government would “create new trading relationships with reliable trading partners.” He also vowed to keep retaliatory tariffs on the US “until the Americans show us respect.”
“New threats demand new ideas and a new plan,” he told the Liberal Party convention on Sunday.”
Carney further slammed the Trump administration’s tariff plans, saying, “He’s attacking Canadian families, workers, and businesses, and we can not let him succeed, and we won’t.”
“In trade as in hockey, Canada will win.”
