- Title: Profile: Canada's Carney hits campaign trail after calling snap election
- Date: 24th March 2025
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - OCTOBER 8, 2010) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** THEN-BANK OF CANADA GOVERNOR MARK CARNEY WALKING, ARRIVING AT G7 FINANCE MINISTERS DINNER AT THE CANADIAN EMBASSY ROME, ITALY (FILE - FEBRUARY 13, 2009) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CARNEY ARRIVING AT HOTEL FOR G7 SUMMIT HORSHAM, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FI
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- Keywords: CANADA CARNEY TARIFFS TRUMP US USA
- Location: VARIOUS
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- Country: Canada
- Topics: North America,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA001131024032025RP1
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- Story Text: New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday (March 23) called a snap election for April 28, saying he needed a strong mandate to deal with the threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump, who "wants to break us so America can own us."
The comments showed the extent to which relations between the U.S. and Canada, two long-time allies and major trading partners, have deteriorated since Trump imposed tariffs on Canada and threatened to annex it as the 51st state.
Although the next election was not due until October 20, Carney is hoping to capitalize on a remarkable recovery by his Liberal Party in the polls since January, when Trump began threatening Canada and former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation.
Upon being sworn in as prime minister on March 14, Carney had said he could work with and respected Trump. On Sunday, however, he took a more combative approach.
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