Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2025

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by Alan Jamison

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Canada’s Liberal Party decisively won in the country’s federal election on Monday, continuing the party’s decade of control. Mark Carney, who succeeded Justin Trudeau as prime minister last month, will continue to lead the government.

The Liberal Party is on pace to hold 168 seats in parliament, while the Conservative Party is expected to win 144. Liberals will likely ally with smaller left-wing parties to form a governing bloc, as 172 seats are needed for a majority. Once a coalition is formed, Liberals will govern for their fourth straight term.

Carney built a career in banking before becoming prime minister. In the private sector, he “headed up two G7 central banks, worked for more than a decade at Goldman Sachs, and chaired both Brookfield Asset Management and Bloomberg,” according to Politico.

As results came in and the election was called in the Liberal Party’s favor, Carney celebrated the results on X.

“For 37 days, in every corner of this country, our team worked to build a stronger Canada,” Carney said. “Thank you to everyone who put so much into this campaign.”

Pierre Poilievre led the Conservative Party in opposition and was favored to win earlier this year. Trudeau resigned in March amid low approval ratings due to issues such as the cost of living and mass migration. At one point, the Liberal Party’s approval rating was just 16 percent compared to the Conservative Party’s 45 percent. Trudeau faced a threat of a no-confidence vote as smaller allied parties threatened to break away.

However, the Liberal Party quickly recovered in the polls after Trudeau’s resignation. The defining issue in the final months of the race became President Donald Trump’s tariffs as Canadian businesses faced the prospect of being cut off from the U.S. market.

Trump shared his thoughts about the election Monday morning on Truth Social.

“Elect the man who has the strength and wisdom to cut your taxes in half, increase your military power, for free, to the highest level in the World, have your Car, Steel, Aluminum, Lumber, Energy, and all other businesses, QUADRUPLE in size, WITH ZERO TARIFFS OR TAXES, if Canada becomes the cherished 51st. State of the United States of America,” the president wrote. “No more artificially drawn line from many years ago. Look how beautiful this land mass would be. Free access with NO BORDER.”

In an attempt to distance his party from Trump, Poilievre pushed back against the president on X.

“Canada will always be proud, sovereign and independent and we will NEVER be the 51st state,” Poilievre said. “Today Canadians can vote for change so we can strengthen our country, stand on our own two feet and stand up to America from a position of strength.”

Poilievre not only lost the election for prime minister, he also lost his own seat in parliament that he has held since 2004 to Liberal Party candidate Bruce Fanjoy.

While Carney made opposition to Trump the defining issue of his campaign, his blustery rhetoric will likely ultimately fail to amount to any real policy wins. The Canadian economy is reliant on access to the American market, putting Trump and the United States in a strong negotiating position on any tariffs or trade discussions.

Meanwhile, Canadian voters will find themselves facing the same crises they faced before the election – spiraling cost of living, mass migration driving costs even higher and wreaking havoc on Canadian society, and far-left social policies waging war on people of faith and the nuclear family.

Canada holds elections for prime minister every four years, but elections can be called earlier due to a vote of no confidence or other parliamentary reasons.

Alan Jamison is the pen name of a political writer with extensive experience writing for several notable politicians and news outlets.