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orangecrush

(31,174 posts)
Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:49 PM Apr 2025

Carney wins Canada's election, riding Canadian fury at Trump to victory


Carney wins Canada's election, riding Canadian fury at Trump to victory
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USA TODAY





Mark Carney won the Canadian election to continue his term as prime minister, Canadian and U.S. news outlets reported late Monday night, closing his victory after President Donald Trump's aggressive rhetoric and tariffs lifted the ruling Liberal Party to a remarkable political comeback.

Both CBC in Canada and the Associated Press projected Carney as the winner.

Carney's win represented a repudiation of Trump's volley of threats to annex Canada and make it the "51st state." That rhetoric – along with punishing tariffs on Canadian goods – has sparked an unprecedented wave of Canadian nationalism and overturned years of stability between the two neighbors

.https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/04/28/mark-carney-wins-canada-election/83327628007/
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Carney wins Canada's election, riding Canadian fury at Trump to victory (Original Post) orangecrush Apr 2025 OP
Most excellent! StarryNite Apr 2025 #1
Indeed! orangecrush Apr 2025 #2
Suck it drump the world hates you Tribetime Apr 2025 #3
K&R UTUSN Apr 2025 #4
I'm so jealous they have him as their leader.... Sogo Apr 2025 #5
I saw him in an interview, the man is clearly extremely sharp AZJonnie Apr 2025 #20
Congratulations Canada! LNM Apr 2025 #6
I also saw a con who is good friends with JD Vance win his Ottawa election which surprised me. nt ImNotGod Apr 2025 #7
Go, Canada. brush Apr 2025 #8
Canada gets it. SunSeeker Apr 2025 #9
JAYSUS SUNSEEKER Skittles Apr 2025 #11
LOL sorry SunSeeker Apr 2025 #13
At least it's a pic that makes him look as stupid as he is! ShazzieB Apr 2025 #16
OMG MorbidButterflyTat Apr 2025 #23
I hope repukes are paying attention to Trump's "influence" Skittles Apr 2025 #10
THIS orangecrush Apr 2025 #22
Will PM Carney Nonnia Bisnez Apr 2025 #12
Poilievre may need to find a new seat as well. ironcheffan_uc2001 Apr 2025 #14
Icing on the cake (hopefully). Disaffected Apr 2025 #15
Yay, Canada! Stay strong! electric_blue68 Apr 2025 #17
Thank God for that. Crunchy Frog Apr 2025 #18
Ohh... Cha Apr 2025 #19
Good orangecrush Apr 2025 #21
Congrats, Canada! MorbidButterflyTat Apr 2025 #24

AZJonnie

(4,035 posts)
20. I saw him in an interview, the man is clearly extremely sharp
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:56 AM
Apr 2025

and his bona-fides for the position are truly, truly impressive.

I was so jealous ... Canadians you are SO LUCKY

for all of US

ImNotGod

(1,217 posts)
7. I also saw a con who is good friends with JD Vance win his Ottawa election which surprised me. nt
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 12:24 AM
Apr 2025
14. Poilievre may need to find a new seat as well.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 12:50 AM
Apr 2025

With almost half the vote counted in his seat of Carleton, he is trailing by about 7 percentage points.


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