The Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has requested this Sunday to the governor general of the country and who exercises the functions of head of state, Mary Simon, the dissolution of Parliament and the celebration of early elections on April 28.
Carney, who became Prime Minister on March 14 after the resignation of Justin Trudeau, has decided to anticipate six months the elections at a time when the last surveys point out that the ruler Liberal Party (PL) can win for the fourth consecutive time since 2015 and reach the majority of the lower house of the Parliament.
The analysis of the Canadian public radio surveys, CBC, places the Liberal Car Paney party with an intention to vote of 37.5%, which could assume 174 of the 338 seats of the House of the Commons, two more of the majority.
For its part, the Conservative Party (PC), led by Pierre Poilievre, would get 37.1% of the votes and 134 deputies. Behind the sovereign Quebequis block (BQ), with 26 seats, the social democratic democratic party (NPD) with 7 and the Green Party with 2.
The electoral campaign will be marked by the threats of US President Donald Trump against Canada.
Since he arrived at the White House on January 20, Trump has imposed tariffs apart from Canadian imports and has indicated that he is willing to use “the economic force” of the US to annexed Canada and turn it into state 51 of the country.
The polls reveal that Trump’s threats have become the main concern of the Canadian electorate, ahead of the economic issues that for 2024 undermined support for the liberals and finally forced the resignation of Trudeau.
After meeting with Simon and announcing the early elections, Carney has referred to the threats Trump has launched against Canada since he came to power on January 20. “We are facing the most significant crisis of our life for the unjustified commercial actions of President Trump and his threats to our sovereignty,” he said before the media.
“President Trump proclaims that Canada is not a real country. He wants to break us so that the US can own. We are not going to let that happen. We have overcome the shock of betrayal but we should never forget the lessons. We have to take care of each other,” added Carney.
The liberal leader has concluded pointing out that to face Trump’s threats, he asks the Canadian electorate “a strong mandate.”
