Canada elects Mark Carney as Prime Minister after Trump derails the Conservatives

The preliminary results of the 2025 Canadian Federal Election are in, with the incumbent Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party totalling the largest amount of votes, ahead of the Conservatives. 

US President Donald Trump is being characterised as having helping the Liberal Party to victory after repeatedly stating that Canada should become the 51st state. 

Professor Emeritus Richard Johnston , from the University of British Columbia, assesses whether Mark Carney’s Liberal Party will have enough seats to form an outright majority.

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Produced By: Perry Livingston-Slade

Featured In Story: Professor Emeritus Richard Johnson – The University of British Columbia

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 30 April 2025