Liberal leader Mark Carly says that if he wins the elections on Monday, he will press for an immediate meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Carney made her first phone call with Trump during the first week of the elections. The two agreed that as soon as the campaign ended, Trump and the Canadian prime minister would immediately launch discussions about a new trade and security pact between the two countries.
Campaigning in Victoria on Wednesday, Carney said that the first meeting would occur “in a matter of days” and that it must be an “ambitious and broad discussion” among the leaders of two sovereign nations.
When asked if he would go to Washington, Carney said there are “many ways to start”, but discussions about this nature are better advanced in person.
Carney has promoted its ability to negotiate with Trump during the electoral campaign. The tensions with the US have allowed him to collect votes, with surveys that suggest that Trump’s commercial aggression remains the main topic that motivates voters, and that more Canadians prefer Trump to take care of Trump about Pailievre.
The surveys suggest that the race in British Columbia is tight, with voters divided between liberals and conservatives.
Carney held a press conference on Wednesday at Empress Hotel in Victoria, where he promised to “protect” BC from Trump’s commercial war.
He said the province is being attacked by US tariffs.
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It was expected that Carney would make short stops later on Wednesday in BC Ridings now held by the conservatives and the NDP before celebrating a night rally in Surrey, the second largest city in BC by population, where the liberals are in some competitions tight with the conservatives.
One of the heads he is visiting is Esquimalt-Saanich-Sook, which has been held by the NDP since 2015. Current surveys suggest that the riding contest is forming in a battle between liberals, PND and conservatives.
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Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly called this week for a liberal majority. When asked why most are necessary to negotiate with Trump, Carney said that a clear mandate would put the country in a better position for those discussions.
When asked if he is also asking for a majority government, Carney said he is “asking for a series of individual votes of Canadians for a liberal party that is determined to build the country.”
With five days until the day of the elections, the liberal leader Mark Carney was asked during a stop in Victoria if he looks for a majority government. Carney said he is ‘asking for a series of individual votes of the Canadians’ for honor to build the country.
The liberal leader was also asked how he would convince the progressive voters of the NDP that he can trust him.
Carney responded by saying that the “most important” in this choice is the question of who will face Trump. He also knocked down the conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and said his rival focuses on the cuts.
Carney also said it was in BC because the party has “amazing” liberal candidates and this is a “crucial” election.
“The bets are huge here in Victoria, all the way on the island and throughout the British Columbia and in all Canada, and that is why we are here is to convey that message,” said Carney.
During a meeting and in the public house of Saxe Point in Victoria, Carney said that the situation with the United States is “serious” and it is not just the tariff war.
“It’s a desire to control, possess many of our resources,” he said. “We have to face them and that process has begun … we are fighting them, the elbows up.”
It is estimated that 7.3 million Canadians, a record, took advantage of early surveys and launched their tickets during the long weekend, according to Elections Canada. Éric Grenier, the founder of the brief who directs the CBC survey tracker, explains what could be behind the increase.
Carney said he loved anticipated voting numbers and joked saying that “everyone has already voted.”
Canada’s elections said in a press release on Tuesday that the four days of early surveys between Friday and Monday established a new record for participation, with 7.3 million people throwing early ballots.
“These are the last five minutes of the game seven and we have to have a great thrust,” said Carney. “We are going to win this battle with the Americans and we are going to build Canada Fuerte.”
