A snap election defined by economic anxiety and annexation threats is now a two-man race about who can stand up to the president.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney asserts that eliminating internal trade barriers would greatly benefit Canada's economy, outweighing any potential harm from US President Trump's trade policies. During a debate before the April 28 election,

Posts across social platforms claim Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said American voters who put US President Donald Trump back in office caused "generations-long damage" and received "essentially nothing of value" in return.