The contentious campaign was dominated by the trade war with the US and Donald Trump’s “51st state” claims
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals are projected to form their fourth consecutive government in Canada, according to CBC Decision Desk and CTV News. Carney centered his campaign on attacking US President Donald Trump over tariffs and Trump’s suggestion that Canada could become America’s “51st state.”
According to CTV, preliminary results from Sunday’s snap election show the Liberals winning 89 seats in the House of Commons, while the Conservatives are projected to win 77. A total of 172 seats is required to form a majority government.
The elections were called after Justin Trudeau, the Liberal prime minister for nearly a decade, announced his resignation in January. Trudeau stepped down amid an internal crisis in his party, as his once-high approval ratings sank to historic lows.
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