Mark addressing people in a rally
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on Monday (April 28, 2025), capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war.
In a victory speech before supporters in Ottawa, Mr. Carney stressed the importance of Canadian unity in the face of the threats coming from Washington. He also reiterated a belief he shared while campaigning: that the mutually beneficial system Canada and the U.S. had shared since World War II had ended. “We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons,” he said.
Approximately 28 million Canadians began voting Monday for a new government to confront annexation threats from the United States and deal directly with President Donald Trump, whose trade war has defined the campaign.
The Liberal Party, led by new Prime Minister Mark Carney, is projected to form a minority government in a dramatic political comeback, defeating the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre. This marked a stunning turnaround in the fortunes of the Liberals in a crucial election dogged by Trump’s tariff policies. A party needs 172 votes in the House of Commons to form the government.
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Mark Joseph Carney is a Canadian politician and economist who has served as the 24th prime minister of Canada and leader of the Liberal Party since 2025. He has also been the member of Parliament for Nepean since 2025. Carney was born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta.
Born: 16 March 1965 (age 60 years), Fort Smith, Canada
Spouse: Diana Fox Carney (m. 1994)
Previous offices: Governor of the Bank of England (2013–2020) ·
Education: Nuffield College (1995), St Peter’s College (1993) ·
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
