Toronto, Canada – In one of his final rallies before Monday’s general election, Canadian Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney called on Canadians to grant him a “strong government” to confront Donald Trump’s “betrayal” of a trade war against Canadians.
At a massive rally held at an aircraft hangar in Mississauga, near Toronto, Carney focused his attacks on U.S. President Donald Trump for threatening Canada and on opposition Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre for lacking experience outside of politics.
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The economist, who replaced Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s Party and government in March, said the country needs a strong government because “President Trump’s trade war has literally broken the global economy and betrayed Canada, America’s neighbor, closest friend, and most steadfast ally.”
Public reaction against Trump
Carney, who polls predict will win the April 28 election, repeatedly repeated his attacks on Trump. Each time he mentioned the US president’s name, the diverse audience of several thousand, including Sikhs and other Asian minorities, erupted in boos.
“This is the time for serious leadership, and this is the time to unite as a country because we need to fight, protect, and win. We need to fight Trump’s tariffs, with retaliatory tariffs that do maximum damage to the U.S. We need to protect our workers,” Carney continued.
The only moment that changed the script was when two pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted the liberal leader’s speech with shouts of “genocide.” Both were quickly removed from the premises by security agents.
The Liberal leader asserted that Trump’s attacks, which have not only imposed tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian imports but have expressed a desire to annex Canada, even using “economic force,” have one goal: “to break us so the U.S. can become our master.”
Carney, to the approval of the Canadian-flag-waving crowd, asserted that this will never happen because “Canada is not the U.S.”
“The U.S. is a cultural melting pot, Canada—look at this crowd, we’re all Canadians—it’s a mosaic.”
Carney criticizes Conservative rival
Regarding his main rival in Monday’s election, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, Carney said he is a “lifelong politician who worships at the altar of the free market despite never having worked in the private sector.”
“He’s the kind of politician who boasts about this, who has never changed his mind since he was 17,” he added. Those of you here who are over 17, have you learned anything in the last few decades? We don’t need slogans, we need solutions.
“This is a time for experience, not experiments,” he insisted, referring to his credentials as governor of the Bank of Canada (2008-2013) and the Bank of England (2013-2020), when he faced several major challenges.
“United, we defend Canada. United, we will win this trade war, we will build the strongest G7 economy that works for everyone. I am here today because Canada has given me everything: my family, my education, and my values. And in return, I am willing to give everything to Canada,” he concluded.
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