Mark Carney, in his vibrant victory speech, boldly declared that Donald Trump aimed to ‘break us’ as he steered Canada’s Liberal Party towards a triumphant fourth term in government, in a race overshadowed by threats and aggression from the US president.
The Liberal victory represented a remarkable revival in politics and marked a historic triumph for Carney, the former central banker turned political newcomer, who had only recently stepped into the role of prime minister after Justin Trudeau. Early Tuesday results indicated the Liberals just missed securing a majority, implying they would need collaborative support from political rivals to govern effectively.
Reflecting the campaign’s key theme, Carney addressed the election-night supporters, passionately asserting that Trump wanted to ‘break us, so that America can own us,’ emphatically affirming, ‘That will never, ever happen,’ to the enthusiastic shouts of the crowd.
He delivered a poignant analysis of a world order once characterized by an integrated global trading system with the US at its core, declaring such a system obsolete and vowing to redefine Canada’s partnerships with other nations.
‘We are past the shock of American betrayal. But the lessons learned will never be forgotten,’ he insisted.
Earlier on Monday evening, as results streamed in from Canada’s Atlantic provinces and the vote-laden regions of Quebec and Ontario, the crowd erupted in jubilant cheers at the Liberals’ event, realizing the party was poised to clinch victory.