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Congratulations @MarkJCarney on your election as the Prime Minister of Canada and to the Liberal Party on their victory,
The changed global circumstances, especially Canada’s trade war with the US and its search for new markets and opportunities outside North America, augur well for a reset in India-Canada relations. Canada is also looking for political support in the context of the Trump administration’s policies.”
Carney has a firm mandate to reorder Canadian global priorities at a time when he faces a volatile US and a dangerous China. This also marks an inflection point for India-Canada ties since Carney has the opportunity to fix what Trudeau wantonly broke.”
Ajay Bisaria, who served as India’s envoy to Ottawa during 2020-2022, said Carney needs to signal he is willing to engage with India to move forward pragmatically, rebuild trust, bolster economic ties, engage on security issues and reboot the stalled trade agreement.”
Bisaria listed potential outcomes for the near future Trudeau was the main stumbling block to improving relations,
There are strains on that relationship that we didn’t cause, to be clear, but there is a path forward to address those with mutual respect and to build out,
It’s one of the opportunities I would look to pursue if I were selected by Canadians,
I think it’s easier to deal, actually, with a Liberal."
On the horizon, the same looming threat emanates from the White House, where Trump just over a month ago declared It’s been the honor of my life to represent the people of Burnaby Central. Tonight they chose a new member of parliament, and tonight I wish them well as they continue to work hard for this community,
The promise that was made to me and to all of you is that anybody from anywhere could achieve anything — that through hard work you could get a great life, you have a nice affordable home on a safe street,
the Conservative leader told the crowd When I sit down with President Trump, it will be to discuss the future economy and security relationship between two sovereign nations,
the prime minister said in his victory speech Let’s put an end to the division and anger of the past,
Carney said in a late-night speech that stressed unity No matter where you live, no matter what language you speak, no matter how you voted, I will always do my best to represent everyone who calls Canada home,
I’m most useful in a crisis. I’m not that good in peacetime.”
As he said himself in March We were dead and buried in December. Now we are going to form a government.”
The former Liberal justice minister David Lametti summarised the mood It’s an incumbent government surviving in what has recently felt like a sweep against them. And Donald Trump was on the ballot,
Senior members of his team expect a call with Trump in the next few days,
Poilievre leaned heavily on this more aggressive approach that energised the party base,
There was a bit of a sombre mood early on as Conservatives picked up some seats in Newfoundland,
said the Guardian’s Leyland Cecco, who was reporting from Ottawa We are cognizant of the fact that we didn’t get over the finish line yet,
Poilievre told supporters in Ottawa
