Canada Will Never Forget US Betrayal” PM Mark Carney Seeks “Strong Mandate To Deal With Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday (March 23) called early elections for April 28, pledging to defeat Donald Trump’s drive to annex the United States’ huge northern neighbor.Carney, a former central banker, was chosen by Canada’s centrist Liberal Party to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, but he has never faced the country’s broader electorate.That will now change as Carney brought parliamentary elections forward several months from October. He made it clear that the barrage of trade and sovereignty threats coming from the US president will be the focus of his campaign.”I’ve just requested that the governor general dissolve parliament and call an election for April 28. She has agreed,” Carney said in a speech to the nation, referring to King Charles III’s representative in Canada, a member of the British Commonwealth.In power for a decade, the Liberal government had slid into deep unpopularity, but Carney will be hoping to ride a wave of Canadian patriotism to a new majority.”I’m asking Canadians for a strong, positive mandate to deal with President Trump,” Carney said, adding that the Republican “wants to break us, so America can own us. We will not let that happen.” n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION01:58: ‘NEVER FORGET TRUMP’S BETRAYAL…’ CARNEY SEEKS ‘STRONG MANDATE’3:56 CARNEY POSTS MIKE MYERS VIDEO WITH SUBTLE DIG AT TRUMP5:00 CAN CARNEY EMERGE WINNER IN SNAP POLLS?