Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that his country will hold a general election on April 28.
Carney, the former Bank of England chief who replaced outgoing Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau just days ago, made the widely-expected announcement on Sunday afternoon UK time - and took a series of swipes at Donald Trump in the process.
He accused the US President of slapping Canada with "unjustified trade actions" through his tariffs and "threatening our sovereignty" through his claims that the former British colony was "not a real country".
"We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes because of President Trump's unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty... He wants to break us so America can own us," Carney said.
"We cannot let that happen... We're over the shock of the betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons. We need to look after ourselves," he vowed.
Canada had been slated to hold its next election on October 20 - but in light of Trump's verbal attacks on his northern neighbour, Carney's Liberals have skyrocketed in the polls.
"I'm asking for a strong positive mandate from my fellow Canadians," he said today.
"I've just requested that the Governor General [Mary Simon] dissolve Parliament and call an election for April 28, and she has agreed," he said after Simon - who acts as King Charles III's representative in the Commonwealth Realm - approved his request.
He will go head-to-head with Canada's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, whose sizeable early-2025 poll lead has effectively been wiped out following Trump's return to power.
More to follow...
Find Out More...
Carney, the former Bank of England chief who replaced outgoing Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau just days ago, made the widely-expected announcement on Sunday afternoon UK time - and took a series of swipes at Donald Trump in the process.
He accused the US President of slapping Canada with "unjustified trade actions" through his tariffs and "threatening our sovereignty" through his claims that the former British colony was "not a real country".
"We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes because of President Trump's unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty... He wants to break us so America can own us," Carney said.
"We cannot let that happen... We're over the shock of the betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons. We need to look after ourselves," he vowed.
Canada had been slated to hold its next election on October 20 - but in light of Trump's verbal attacks on his northern neighbour, Carney's Liberals have skyrocketed in the polls.
"I'm asking for a strong positive mandate from my fellow Canadians," he said today.
"I've just requested that the Governor General [Mary Simon] dissolve Parliament and call an election for April 28, and she has agreed," he said after Simon - who acts as King Charles III's representative in the Commonwealth Realm - approved his request.
He will go head-to-head with Canada's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, whose sizeable early-2025 poll lead has effectively been wiped out following Trump's return to power.
More to follow...
Find Out More...