Mark Carney Elected Prime Minister of Canada
April 28th, 2025
10:15 pm
There’s plenty of time for it to be official but it looks like it’ll be a Liberal government in Canada. There’s still a good shot that Carney and co. take a majority which may very well guarantee another 5 years under the red party. He will be the second Prime Minister elected who won an Ottawa riding, the only other being John A. Macdonald.
The NDP are hardly going to have a seat in parliament. We all had a feeling this election would come down to the Conservatives and the Liberals and thus far the Bloc Quebecois have double to seats as the NDP. The Greens have 1 seat thus far. Both parties might want to consider reassessing their leadership after this race. The NDP have ridden the Singh train since 2017 with hardly anything to show for it at this point. Whoever they put in the federal leadership spot might only be a seat holder until Wab Kinew decides to hang up the premiership in Manitoba.
The Conservatives under Poilievre had a strong strategy: ‘axe the tax’ and get rid of Trudeau. Poilievre frequently talked about how broken the country is, how nearly unrecognizable the place has become under the tyranny of Justin Trudeau. It was a good strategy, a winning gameplan even. At the start of 2025 the Conservative party under Pierre Poilievre was set to steal the next election which was set to take place in autumn.
But then Donald Trump entered the White House and in his first weeks he called then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the governor of the 51st state, rhetoric he has maintained. All of the sudden Poilievre’s claim of a broken Canada were less satisfying. His vilification of his opponents instead of an articulate plan as to what he will do for Canadians and his dodging of questions pertaining to his security clearance seemed less charming. Many compared him to Trump, criticizing him for his bullyish tactics while Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said to an American journalist Poilievre is ideologically comparable to Trump, meant as a compliment.
He had an interview at an apple orchard go viral in which he dissected an ill informed journalist while he chomped casually on an apple, the reporter fumbling through his notes. This look, that of an indifferent asshole, was no longer charming in the face of a very real American threat. Still, he rode his slogans for as long as he could until Justin Trudeau did the unthinkable and stepped down as Prime Minister. The party chose Mark Carney as leader, a move ignorant Americans -including Trump- and equally under informed Canadians claimed was some sort of government take over and was not normal in Canada. To those particular people, we vote for the party, not the Prime Minister.
With Trudeau gone Poilievre had lost his favourite rallying cry. On day one Carney eliminated the carbon tax, emptying Poilievre’s quiver of slogans. Trudeau was gone, the tax was axed, and the conservative party had nothing to prop themselves up with.
The issue for many Canadians today was Donald Trump and which leader will stand up to him while diversifying Canadian trade. Carney has proven to be no slouch in front of the belligerent president. Faith was tougher to place in Poilievre, slogans and all. Carney has a proven record working federally under conservative and liberal governments while also having been a governor for the Bank of England. With tariffs at our throat why not have someone familiar with federal budgets sit in the drivers seat for a while? From appointed to elected, Mark Carney will be the one to face Donald Trump for at least the next four years.