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April 30, 2025

What Policies Will Carney & Canada’s Liberals Prioritize?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney of the Liberal Party won a full mandate on Monday in Canada’s federal election. Carney is pictured delivering his victory speech to supporters. // Photo: @MarkJCarney via X.

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  • The Liberal Party won Canada’s national election on Monday, according to Canada’s federal elections agency. Mark Carney is now set to assume a full mandate as prime minister, leading Canada at a time of unprecedented trade tensions with the United States and a looming review of the USMCA trade agreement scheduled for next year. Carney’s main rival, the Conservative Party’s Pierre Poilievre, who had led polls by more than 20 percentage points in January, conceded the Liberals’ victory and also lost his seat in Parliament. What ultimately decided the race for Carney and the Liberal Party? What policies will Carney prioritize as prime minister, especially regarding trade and international relations? What is the significance of the Liberal Party’s win in the context of global politics?

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Alex Marland, professor and Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership at Acadia University in Nova Scotia: “Mark Carney and the Liberal Party of Canada won the election largely due to widespread apprehension among many voters of President Trump. They were anxious about Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric of turning Canada into an American state, along with instigating a trade war and erratic use of tariffs. Carney’s reputation as a calm, experienced central banker was an antidote. Many Liberal voters also wanted to prevent Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre from becoming prime minister, whose populism and sloganeering drew comparisons with Trump. Even some Bloc Québécois supporters temporarily set aside their nationalist priorities to stop American imperialism. Much of the New Democratic Party’s vote similarly went to…”

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