Liberals secure minority win in Canada, Conservatives concede defeat

I'm happy in the sense that we've got somebody that can speak to Mr. Trump on his level,

said Dorothy Goubault, 72

The numerous attacks by President Trump on the Canadian economy, but not just the economy, on our sovereignty and our very identity, have really mobilized Canadians, and I think they saw in Prime Minister Carney someone who has experience on the world stage, someone who has experience with the economy,

he told the CBC

I was hoping to have a big celebration tonight,

Piche said

I’m not the only Liberal in Canada who believes that the prime minister and his team let their attention wander from the economy too often. I will not lose focus,

Carney told a hometown crowd in Edmonton

Justin Trudeauprime Minister

Democracy is not a given,

Trudeau told a crowd in Ottawa

We did not ask for this fight,

Carney said

It was the 'anybody-but-Conservative' factor, it was the Trump tariff factor, and then it was the Trudeau departure... which enabled a lot of left-of-center voters and traditional Liberal voters to come back to the party,

Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute polling firm told Reuters news agency

Look how beautiful this land mass would be. Free access with NO BORDER,

Trump posted on his Truth Social account

Canada will always be proud, sovereign and independent,

the Conservative leader posted on his X account, concluding that the country

The timing of Trudeau’s departure was perfect. When Carney came in, there wasn’t a long, drawn-out leadership process that would rip the party up. And Carney could justify going to election right away because he didn’t have a seat. There wasn’t enough time for the Conservatives to start really mobilizing against Carney,

said Turnbull

The thing to remember is that Carney candidacy, absent this crisis, would have felt different,

said Peter Donolo, a political strategist and director of communications for prime minister Jean Chrétien

Trudeau didn’t want to leave. People in the party wanted him to go, even the one who weren’t speaking up publicly. They kept waiting for him to do the right thing, and he wasn’t doing it,

said Lori Turnbull, director of Dalhousie University’s school of public administration

But because his background is so specific, he seemed almost bespoke to this moment,

said Donolo

Mark Carneyeconomist,

A plan beats no plan.”

Mark Carney, the economist, banker and politician, has long professed a simple article of faith when navigating through crisis

Jeffrey Goldbergatlantic editor

A lot of people say that, but I’m okay with it if it has to be."

When Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg

Donald Trumppresident

They didn’t like Governor Trudeau too much,

Trump crowed, referring to Carney's predecessor as prime minister Justin Trudeau

Take no prisoners, cede no ground, forcefully argue every position. Do not take a step back."

One conservative strategist, speaking to The Financial Times, described Poilievre's philosophy as

I say it would make a great 51st state. I love other nations. I love Canada,

he said

Donald Trumppresident

Americans should make no mistake. In trade, as in hockey, Canada will win."

And taking aim squarely at Mr Trump, he boasted

David Lamettiformer justice minister

We were dead and buried in December. Now we are going to form a government,

Mr Lametti, a former Liberal Justice Minister, told broadcaster CTV