Canadian voters backed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party on Monday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. projects, in a national election strongly influenced by U.S. President Donald Trump, reports Al Jazeera.
When the Liberals’ projected win was announced earlier, cheers of joy erupted at the Ottawa venue where supporters watched the results.
“We’ve got somebody that can speak to Mr Trump on his level,” Dorothy Goubault, 72, told AFP.
“Mr Trump is a businessperson. Mr Carney is a businessperson, and I think they can both relate.”
Meanwhile, Liberal legislator and member of Carney’s cabinet, Steven Guilbeault, tied the outcome to Trump.
“The numerous attacks by President Trump on the Canadian economy, but not just the economy, on our sovereignty and our very identity, have really mobilised Canadians,” he told the news agency.
He said Canadians saw Carney, a former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor, as “someone who has experience with the economy”.
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