Canada’s Conservative leader seizes on Trump remarks amid slump in support
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Canada’s Conservative leader seizes on Trump remarks amid slump in support

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Pierre Poilievre is trying to distance himself from Donald Trump as the US president’s threats against Canada fuel public anger. The leader of Canada’s Conservative Party has seized on Donald Trump’s remarks about the upcoming Canadian election to distance himself from the United States president amid slumping poll numbers. Trump said in an interview with Fox News this week that he didn’t care who wins the upcoming federal election in Canada but that he would “rather deal with a Liberal than a Conservative”. On Wednesday, Pierre Poilievre said the US president — whose tariffs and annexation threats against Canada have fuelled widespread anger in recent months — had effectively endorsed new Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party. Amid Trump’s recent threats, Poilievre has used the slogan “Canada First” — similar to the US president’s own “America First” policy.

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