Mark Carney, Justin Trudeau’s successor in Canada’s Liberal Party, vowed the country “will not” let Donald Trump “succeed” with his attacks against “Canadian families, workers, and businesses” in his victory speech Sunday night.
Carney was voted into office as Prime Minister Sunday. In a clip being shared on social media, Carney referenced “someone who is trying to weaken our economy” before making it clear he meant Trump.
“Donald Trump, as we know, has put, as the Prime Minister just said, unjustified tariffs on what we build, on what we sell, on how we make a living,” Carney said. “He’s attacking Canadian families, workers and businesses, and we cannot let him succeed. And we won’t.”
Carney defeated three other candidates in the party’s election. Carney, who stepped down from Harvard’s second-highest governing body, the Board of Overseers, upon being elected, will be sworn into office this week.
Carney was the favorite to win the race and did so soundly, earning 85.9% of his party’s vote.
The Harvard Crimson reported Carney said elsewhere in his speech, “My government will keep the tariffs on until the Americans show us respect. In the meantime, we will make sure all the proceeds — all the proceeds from our tariffs— will be used to protect our workers.”
“Canada will never ever be part of America, in any way, shape, or form,” he also said.
If Carney’s coalition is successful, Canada will hold a general election by October 2025. Carney can also choose to call for an election at any time.
The party election marks the end of an era that began when Justin Trudeau, the oldest son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, was elected in 2015.
“I leave as leader of the Liberal Party with the same belief in hope and hard work as when I started,” the younger Trudeau wrote on X on Sunday. “Hope for this party and for this country, because of the millions of Canadians who prove every day that better is always possible.”
Trudeau announced his resignation on January 6, 2025, “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide, competitive process,” he said at a press conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. “Last night, I asked the president of the Liberal Party to begin that process. This country deserves a real choice in the next election, and it has become clear to me that if I am having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election.”
“My friends, as you all know, I’m a fighter. Every bone in my body has always told me to fight because I care deeply about Canadians. I care deeply about this country, and I will always be motivated by what is in the best interest of Canadians,” Trudeau noted. “And the fact is, despite best efforts to work through it, Parliament has been paralyzed for months after what has been the longest session of a minority Parliament in Canadian history.”
“That’s why this morning, I advised the Governor General that we need a new session of parliament. She has granted this request, and the House will now be prorogued until March 24 over the holidays,” he continued. “I’ve also had a chance to reflect and have had long talks with my family about our future. Throughout the course of my career, any success I have personally achieved has been because of their support and with their encouragement.”
