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Newly appointed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced mid-term elections while tensions are rising with the US. After the resignation of Justin Trudeau, Carney of the Liberal Party was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Canada two weeks ago. According to Carney's announcement, Canada will hold an election on April 28.
With Donald Trump taking over the presidency for the second term, the tension with Canada has increased. Trump has not only started a trade war with neighboring Canada, but has been calling for Canada to become the 51st American state. It is expected that these issues will be the main agenda in the elections after a month.
Experts estimate that the import duties imposed by President Trump will cause economic instability and push Canada towards recession. Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods on March 2. Likewise, on March 12, Trump imposed a 25 percent import duty on all aluminum and steel imports into the United States, affecting Canadian importers.
The Trump administration has announced plans to impose additional global tariffs on Canada on April 2. In response to the US decision, Canada has so far imposed taxes on US goods worth about 42 billion US dollars.
It is seen that the upcoming elections will be mainly between the Liberal and Conservative parties. Various polls showed Pierre Poliev's party leading since mid-2023. But recent polls have shown that there will be a tough competition between the Liberals led by Carney and the Conservatives led by Poliev.
In the previous election, Liberal won 153 seats in the Canadian Parliament House of Commons. The Conservatives won 120 seats. The Bloc Québécois won 33 seats, the NDP 24 and the Green Party 2.
