Canada's new PM calls snap election for April 28

President Trump claims that Canada isn’t a real country. He wants to break us so America can own us. We will not let that happen,

Carney said

I will insist the president recognizes the independence and sovereignty of Canada. I will insist he stops tariffing our nation,

Poilievre said as he launched his campaign

The next election will be one of the most consequential in our lifetimes,

he posted on social media overnight

I know a lot of people are worried, angry and anxious. And with good reason as a result of the president’s unacceptable threats against our country,

he said

There is so much more to do to secure Canada. To invest in Canada, to build Canada, to unite Canada. That's why I'm asking for a strong positive mandate from my fellow Canadians. I've just requested that the Governor General dissolve Parliament and call an election for April 28th, and she has agreed,

Carney told reporters after the governor general — the personal representative of King Charles, Canada's head of state — approved his request for an election

There's a different kind of comparison that's being made right between the leaders and what are they going to be able to do,

she said

We moved from an election where people wanted change to an election that's really much more about leadership,

said Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs

The ability of the Conservatives to attack the Liberals has been greatly diminished because people are focused on the here and now and the near-term future, not on what happened over the last 10 years,

he said by phone

I have a feeling we're going to see a little more grace extended than is usually given to politicians during this campaign,

she said

We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes because of President Trump’s unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty,

Carney said during a news briefing Sunday

There is so much more to do to secure Canada,

Carney said

Emmanuel Macronfrench President

I want to ensure that France, and the whole of Europe, works enthusiastically with Canada — the most European of non-European countries and, at the same time, resolutely North American — determined, like you, to maintain the most positive relations possible with the United States,

Carney told French President Emmanuel Macron on the journey

Mark Carneyprime Minister

After the lost Liberal decade, the question is whether Canadians can afford a fourth Liberal term.”

He linked Carney to his unpopular predecessor Justin Trudeau, as he said

We’re thrilled to announce that our Leader, Mark Carney, will be our candidate for Nepean in the next election,

the party said, in a statement

I’m asking for a strong positive mandate from my fellow Canadians,

he said

What is clear is in this time of crisis, the government needs a strong and clear mandate.”

But, ... he said