OAN Staff James Meyers
8:59am – Monday, March 10th, 2025
Former Canadian bank governor Mark Kearney will become the next prime minister of the US neighbour after winning a liberal leadership race on Sunday night.
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In his victory speech, Carney told supporters of his cheering, “Canada will never become a part of America in shape, shape or form.”
The new prime minister said Canadian tariffs on Americans would remain until Americans “show us respect,” adding that Canadians are “every time someone else drops their gloves.”
Carney said “Donald Trump believes we can weaken us with a plan to divide and conquer,” but said that the conservative official opposition leader, “Pierre Poiliervre's plan is ready to divide and conquer us.”
The winners won 86% of the votes, or 131,764 votes, or 151,899. This was cast by almost 400,000 party members who registered to participate in leadership elections.
The new liberal leader told party members that they need to be prepared to fight “the most important election in our lives.”
He said Canada is “the greatest country in the world and now our neighbors want to take us with us. The new prime minister said, “51st state. “
After Trump announced tariffs on Canada in February, Carney said in a statement: We will not stand up as illegal US tariffs hurt our workers and their families. As Canadians, we need to face this challenge as one United team. ”
In December, resigning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reportedly approached Carney to serve as Canadian finance minister. [themselves] We are at odds about the best path forward for Canada. ”
A month later, Trudeau announced his intention to resign as a liberal leader and prime minister, saying, “If we have to fight an internal battle, then [he] “The general election is scheduled to be held by October 20th.”th.
However, the opposition said that when the assembly was recalled on March 24, it would force previous national votes through a no-confidence motion in the House of Representatives against the Liberal government.th.
Last Saturday, Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper reported that Carney would call a snap election by March 24thth The assembly resumes with the election day on April 28thth Or May 5thth.
Meanwhile, Carney is expected to meet Trudeau on Monday and pass the transition to see him take office by Friday.
Laura Krkimaki, who served as the Conservatives' deputy national campaign manager in the last federal election in 2021, said the Conservatives under their new leader, Pierre Poilierevere, are ready for a “change election.”
“We have a liberal government for 10 years, and Canadians are tired of it,” Kurkimaki said.
“The next election is who will make life more affordable for Canadians,” Kurkimaki said. “What's happening in the US will of course affect creating economic uncertainty in Canada.”
Kearney is also known as a major advocate for climate change policy, reiterating that he cannot have a stable climate until “zero-net emissions” are gone.
During elections in Canada, parties face expenditure restrictions. However, the warrant was dropped to begin the election period, allowing parties to spend as much as they needed to advertise, while conservatives raised more than double (about $29 million) for about $11 million compared to last year.
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