How Canada’s Left Won a Stunning Upset
The Liberal Party was dead in the water. Then came Trump.
Anthony Constantini
May 03, 2025
The story
The Liberal Party won Canada’s national elections earlier this week, a stunning political comeback that came just months after the party was left for dead by most analysts and forecasters.
The reversal came after the resignation of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and repeated prodding — by his tariff war and threats of annexation — from American President Donald Trump.