New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap election for 28 April.
Carney said he made the move because the country needs a ”strong mandate”’ to deal with the threat Donald Trump’s tariffs posed to the economy.
It comes after Trump has repeatedly called for Canada to become the 51st state of the US and placed tariffs on exports to his country.
The former governor of the Bank of England, said: “We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes because of President Trump’s unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty.
“There is so much more to do to secure Canada. To invest in Canada, to build Canada, to unite Canada. That’s why I’m asking for a strong positive mandate from my fellow Canadians.
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“Our response must be to build a strong economy and a more secure Canada.
“President Trump claims that Canada isn’t a real country. He wants to break us, so America can own us.
“We will not let that happen. We’re over the shock of the betrayal but we should never forget the lessons.
“We have to look out for ourselves. We have to look out for each other.”
The election campaign for 343 seats or districts in the House of Commons will last 37 days.
Although other parties are running, the Liberals and the Conservatives are the only two that have a chance to form a government.
The party that commands a majority in Parliament, either alone or with the support of another party, will form the next government and its leader will be prime minister.
Carney captured the Liberal leadership two weeks ago by persuading party members he was the best person to tackle Trump.
Polls suggest the Liberals are now slightly ahead of their Conservative rivals.
On 6 March, Trump delayed a broad 25% tariff on some Canadian goods for 30 days.
He has since imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and threatened reciprocal tariffs on additional goods, including Canadian dairy and lumber.
Carney previously said he could work with and respected Trump but that the country would never be part of the US.
Carney – who headed Britain’s central bank between 2013 and 2020 – succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister.
Additional reporting by Reuters.
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