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Mark Carney won the Liberal leadership with 86% of votes on March 9, 2025, in Ottawa, becoming prime minister amid a U.S. trade war sparked by Donald Trump’s tariff threats. The ex-Bank of Canada governor crushed Chrystia Freeland (8%), Karina Gould (3.2%), and Frank Baylis (3%), leveraging $5 million in grassroots donations. Carney vowed to fight Trump’s “most important crisis,” scrapping Trudeau’s consumer carbon tax and capital gains hike to boost pragmatism.
He jabbed Conservative Pierre Poilievre as a career politician detached from real-world work, contrasting his own private-sector experience. With Trudeau stepping down, Carney may call a snap election soon, facing Poilievre. At the rally, 2,000 supporters cheered anti-Trump rhetoric, including from Jean Chrétien, as Canada unites against U.S. pressure. Trudeau’s exit speech rallied Liberals, while his daughter Ella-Grace anticipated his return home
