Canadian voters, like, totally chose Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party on Monday, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. or whatever. The CBC is saying it’s like too early to know if the Liberals will get enough seats to form a majority government, but they’re projecting another term for the party, which has been running Canada for, like, almost a decade. So, yeah, it’s been a wild ride, eh?
Just a few months back, it seemed like the Conservatives were gonna kick the Liberals to the curb because everyone was so cheesed off about the crazy inflation, all the people coming in, and how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was dealing with Trump. Trudeau was like, “I’m outta here” on January 6, two weeks before Trump became president down south, ’cause the polls were showing he was strugglin’ to connect with folks.
But since Trump got back in the White House, he’s been tickin’ off the Canadians with his shenanigans towards one of their best buds. His tariffs on Canadian stuff and his nutty idea about makin’ Canada the 51st state became the big deal in the Canadian election, helpin’ the Liberals make a huge comeback and narrowin’ the gap with the Conservatives real quick.
The Liberals got a boost from their candidate, Carney, who might just be the right guy to handle Trump and the mess his tariffs have caused worldwide. It’s like Trump, Carney never held public office before becomin’ PM and he spent most of his life in the business world. He took over as prime minister last month after winnin’ the leadership of the Liberal Party and then called for a snap election hopin’ to nab a full term. Carney, who’s 60, used to run the Bank of Canada after the 2008 financial mess and the Bank of England during Brexit. He was all about sellin’ his experience durin’ the 37-day campaign.
Carney’s rival, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, was on the up and up until earlier this year with his whole “Trump lite” vibe winnin’ over the populists in his party. But as Canadians got more and more cheesed, his Trump-like qualities started workin’ against him. Poilievre was all about jobs and promisin’ Gen Z folks they could afford a place to live, takin’ advantage of everyone bein’ fed up with the Liberals. At a rally on Sunday, the CBC quoted him dissin’ the Trudeau government as “the lost Liberal decade of rising crime, chaos, drugs and disorder.”
Trump just couldn’t help himself on Monday, still pushin’ the idea that Canada should be the “cherished” 51st state. “ALL POSITIVES WITH NO NEGATIVES. IT WAS MEANT TO BE!” he ranted on his Truth Social thingy.
Both Carney and Poilievre were quick to shut down Trump’s comments and his other interference in the Canadian election. Carney was all like, “The U.S. can do whatever, but this is Canada. We call the shots here.” Poilievre fired back on X, “President Trump, stay out of our election.” He was like, “Canadians are the ones decidin’ where we’re headed, not some guy from south of the border. Canada is gonna stay strong and independent, and we ain’t becomin’ the 51st state.”
One voter said he went Liberal ’cause Poilievre reminded him of a mini-Trump. Reid Warren from Toronto told The Associated Press that those tariffs were a big concern. “Canadians comin’ together and pushin’ back against all the drama from down south is great, but it’s causin’ some chaos, for sure,” Warren said.
As of late Monday, Trump hadn’t said anything about the election outcome, but his buddy Joe Biden congratulated Carney and the Liberals. “I’m sure Mark will be a solid leader for the things Canadians and Americans care about,” the former president said in a post on X.
Alright, so that’s the scoop on the Canadian election, eh? Not sure if all this stuff really matters, but hey, that’s the news for ya. Just another day in the life of politics, am I right?
