Overview

• Mark Carney, sworn in as Canada’s prime minister on March 14, has called a snap federal election, dissolving Parliament earlier today.
• The April 28 election will focus on Canada-U.S. relations, with Carney seeking a mandate to address economic and sovereignty challenges posed by Trump’s tariffs and annexation rhetoric.
• Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum and has repeatedly dismissed Canada’s sovereignty, calling it ‘artificial.’
• Polls indicate a tight race between Carney’s Liberal Party, buoyed by a surge in nationalism, and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, who had been leading until recently.
• The campaign will last 37 days, with both major parties vying for control of the 343-seat House of Commons in what analysts are calling a pivotal election.