Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls for a snap election on April 28, saying he needs a strong mandate to deal with the threat posed by United States President Donald Trump.
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00:00Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls for a snap election on April 28, saying he
00:06needs a strong mandate to deal with the threat posed by United States President Donald Trump.
00:12Relations between the two North American nations have soured since Trump imposed tariffs and
00:15threatened to annex Canada.
00:17Although the next election was not due until October 20, Carney is hoping to capitalize
00:22on his party's recovery in the polls, as public concern over Trump's actions shifted the election
00:26focus towards leadership rather than change.
00:30Carney says, quote, President Trump claims that Canada isn't a real country.
00:34He wants to break us so America can own us.
00:37We will not let that happen.
00:39The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Carney's remarks.
00:43Carney, a former two-time central banker with no previous political or election campaign
00:48experience, captured the liberal leadership on March 14 by persuading party members he
00:53was the best person to tackle Trump.