(26 Apr 2025)
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Mississauga, Ontario – 26 April 2025
1. Wide of people gathered for a rally in a hangar at Toronto Pearson International Airport for rally
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister, Liberal Party leader:
"President Trump’s trade war has literally ruptured the global economy and, and he has betrayed Canada, America’s neighbor, America’s closest friend and most steadfast ally."
3. Carney on stage as crowds cheer
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister, Liberal Party leader:
"This is a time for serious leadership. It’s time to come together and unite as a country because we need to fight, we need to protect, and we need build. We need to fight Trump’s tariffs with counter-tariffs of our own that cause maximum damage in the United States with minimum impact here. We need to protect our workers using every single dollar we collect from those tariffs. And above all, above all we need to build Canada strong. We need to build Canada strong. Building Canada strong will require big changes, and I’m ready, I’m ready to make them."
5. Wide of Carney speaking
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister, Liberal Party leader:
"In nine days as a new government, we did more than Pierre Poilievre has imagined in his decades in politics. That’s assuming he does have an imagination and doesn’t just mimic, doesn’t just mimic Donald Trump. I’m just saying, I’m observing what I’ve seen. Now, just imagine, just imagine what we could do together over the next few years with a strong positive mandate in this election. And that’s what we need. That’s what Canada needs."
7. Wide of Carney speaking
STORYLINE:
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held a campaign rally in Mississauga, Ontario on Saturday ahead of the upcoming election Monday, an election that has been upended by U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s trade war and his threats to make Canada the 51st state.
Carney and the governing Liberal Party appeared poised for a historic election defeat until Trump slapped heavy tariffs on Canada and began threatening its sovereignty.
Trump’s attacks have infuriated Canadians, who are canceling trips to their southern neighbor and avoiding buying American goods when they can. The surge in Canadian nationalism has bolstered the Liberals’ poll numbers.
The opposition Conservative Party had hoped to make the election a referendum on former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose popularity cratered as food and housing prices rose and immigration surged. But after decades of bilateral stability, the vote is now expected to focus on who is best equipped to deal with Trump.
"This is a time for serious leadership. It’s time to come together and unite as a country because we need to fight, we need to protect, and we need build," Carney told supporters at a rally Saturday held at Toronto International Airport.
"Building Canada strong will require big changes, and I’m ready, I’m ready to make them," he added.
Carney, 60, is one of the two main candidates. He successfully navigated financial crises when he headed the Bank of Canada and later ran the Bank of England, becoming the first non-U.K. citizen to do so since its 1694 founding.
A highly educated economist, Carney worked for 13 years for Goldman Sachs in London, Tokyo, New York and Toronto, before being appointed deputy governor of the Bank of Canada in 2003. He has financial industry and public service credentials.
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AP video by Mike Householder
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