Voters cast ballots yesterday at a high school in Montreal. Credit…Nasuna Stuart-Ulin for The New York Times
Canadians voted in an election scrambled by Trump’s threats
Polls opened across Canada’s six time zones yesterday in a momentous election that will decide the country’s response to President Trump’s trade war and annexation threats. Many Canadians believe the election is the most important of their lifetime.
Opinion surveys showed the Liberals, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, with a slight advantage over the Conservative Party and its leader, Pierre Poilievre. We have live updates and we’re tracking results here.
Three more parties are expected to secure small numbers of seats in the country’s parliament, the House of Commons. The two leaders vying to become Canada’s next prime minister are central to voters’ choices, and they offer different personalities, experiences and visions for the nation at a critical juncture.
The Trump effect: Just as polls opened, Trump again insisted that Canadians should “vote for the man” who would make their country part of the U.S. as the 51st state. The new government in Ottawa will need to deal with Trump’s tariffs, which have pushed Canada closer to recession, and his coveting of the country’s vast resources.
A comedian takes the stage: The actor Mike Myers spoke to The Times about his political involvement in Canada’s campaign to stand up to Trump.
