The newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is likely to call a national election for April 28, potentially this Sunday, reports several media.
With Canada companies in shock from a commercial dispute with the United States, Carney – a former central banker twice – should present himself as the best equipped candidate to face Donald Trump.
The new 60 -year -old politician took office as head of the Liberal party after former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left his nine -year term.
The Prime Minister’s announcement to call an election and request the dissolution of Parliament will launch a five -week campaign for Carney and its political opponents.
Although the time of the request for dissolution of the Parliament is clear – the exact date of election is not.
The Prime Minister looks towards the establishment of April 28 on the voting date, at the Globe and Mail and the Associated Press, reported Thursday, citing sources within the government.
Some suggest that a shorter campaign could work in favor of Carney, because a large part of the current national discourse revolves around the current trade between the United States and Canada, especially after the threats and actions of President Trump.
The election is “almost sure to focus on the trade war of American president Donald Trump and his speech to make Canada on the 51st state,” wrote the Globe and Mail.
Carney has promised to maintain the reciprocal prices of Canada, if Trump maintains 25% of universal prices on Canadian products not covered by the States-E-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA).
Trump promised to impose a radical range of prices on April 2, in addition to the 25% rates already imposed on Canada’s steel and aluminum.
The race will probably come down to a choice between Carney and the conservative chief Pierre Hairyvre.
Before the threat of prices, the conservatives benefited from a 20 -point lead in certain electoral polls. The polls now indicate a much narrower race.
When the Canadians then go to the polls, the Liberals will face not only the Conservatives – who are the official opposition with 120 seats in the House of Commons – but also the Quebeccoi block, which has 33 seats, and the New Democrats (NPD), which are 24 years old.
