The liberals of Canada Protect comeback -victory made possible by Trump

Mark Carney and the liberal party have demanded a remarkable victory in the Canadian elections – and it seems to have received a great assist from Donald Trump.

The constant bathing of the America president of America’s northern neighbor and taunted about making the 51st US state since his return to the office in January coincided with a dramatic reversal in the fortune for the Center -Linse Party.

Carney is almost special aimed at his neighbor, and this was reflected in his victory speech. After warning that the US wanted the country and the resources of Canada, Carney stated: “President Trump is trying to break us so that America can possess us. That will never happen.”

Until the return of Trump was in power, the conservative party of Pierre Poilievre had held what looked like a high and insurmountable ground in polls in the voter preferences in the midst of general dissatisfaction with the state of Canadian economy and almost a decade of the liberal government under the then leader Justin Trudeau.

In the past year it has been devastating for established governments around the world, in which parties lose grounds along the political spectrum or lose outright control – with the US, the UK, Japan, Germany, France and India one of the most prominent examples.

This Canadian general elections broke that trend, while the Liberals forced Trudeau to resign and a political outsider, former Bank of England Chief Carney, chose their leader.

He ran hard against what the party continuously characterized as the real threat that Trump not only made for their economy, but also to the very sovereignty of Canada.

Nobody can expect that those liberals would like to thank the American leader – or that Trump would mitigate his rhetoric, although he said last month that he preferred a liberal prime minister. (He would say that he really didn’t care who won.)

Instead, more of the same is the likely result – more pointed quips about Canada who join the US, more threats of a trade war and more willingness to question long -term ties and similarities with the northern neighbor of America.

The irony, however, is that Trump’s mocking focus on Canada may have denied him a northern neighbor who is run by, if not a related spirit, at least a politician who is more in accordance with his populist conservative priorities than Liberal Carney.

While Poilievre, an experienced politician, will never be mistaken for the American businessman who becomes president, they have a number of similarities-a goal of reducing the government, reducing taxes and reducing social services, a desire to promote the production of fossil fuels and an aversion to what they both mocked as “wok” left-wing culture.

A conservative victory in these elections would have been seen by many – in America and all over the world – as a new sign that the Trump win was more than just a single American event last year. It would have represented what many people want to believe in Trump’s job is a worldwide movement in the direction of their brand of cultural conservative, anti-elite, anti-immigration and pro-work-class politics.

Although Trump does not seem to have the same aversion to Carney that he clearly had for Trudeau, his political and policy interests and that of Canada now seem destined to continue to diverge.

There are already indications that Canada looks more at Europe as a reliable partner, instead of Trump America – a movement that will certainly irritate the American leader.

Carney has promised to quickly start new trade negotiations with Trump in an attempt to prevent our rates for the Canadian car export that will come into effect on 3 May.

The Canadian economy, which is highly dependent on export to the US, runs a considerable risk when a complete trade war breaks out, and Carney – an economist through training and a veteran central banker – has promised voters that he will do everything in his power to prevent Canada from tumbling in a recession.

In the meantime, Trump flowed again in Canadian politics on Monday, while voters cast their voice, again called the American Canadian border “artificial” and say that the nation would be better off as a “cherished” American state.

Carney rose fairly suddenly to political power, at a time when his country stands for a generation -challenging his superpower neighbor. Many world leaders still work out how they can deal with Donald Trump in his second term, but few will face this kind of test.