Canada's Election Shocker: How Trump Changed Everything
Canada’s 2025 election has taken a wild turn — and it’s all thanks to Donald Trump. From a political underdog to a frontrunner, here’s how Mark Carney surged ahead, why Pierre Poilievre is struggling, and what it all means for Canada’s future.
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Just months ago, Canada’s Conservatives were cruising toward victory.
But then Donald Trump launched a trade war and threatened to make Canada the 51st state.
The backlash?
A surge in Canadian nationalism that’s flipped the polls in favor of Liberal leader Mark Carney.
Mark Carney, a former central banker with zero political experience, is now Canada’s prime minister.
Known for steering economies through the 2008 crisis and Brexit, Carney is seen as calm, competent, and ready
to take on Trump.
He says, 'We can no longer trust the U.S.
like before.' Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre once led the race, but his Trump-like style is now backfiring.
He’s tried to distance himself, saying, 'I am nothing like Trump,' but critics call him a 'cheap karaoke
version' of the U.S.
president.
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh may not be leading in the polls, but he’s making noise.
After pulling support from the Liberals last year, he’s pushing a bold progressive agenda and calling out both
major parties for failing working Canadians.
With Trump’s tariffs hitting steel, cars, and lumber, and housing prices soaring, Canadians are voting not just for
a leader — but for how to survive a trade war.
Carney promises global alliances.
Poilievre wants to renegotiate fast.
The future of Canada-US relations hangs in the balance.
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