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After the joy of seeing Carney beat his Trump-lite rival, reality has bitten. Canada is an anxious, divided nation | Melissa Jean Gismondi

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 17 May 2025

Our country faces a bumpy ride as US tariffs start to hurt and disillusioned voters double down on the far right

A few days after last month’s Canadian election had delivered a minority victory to Mark Carney and the Liberal party, I got an email from someone I worked with when I lived in Virginia. They asked how I was feeling about the result, a big and complicated question.

Many Canadians I know feel immense relief at what they see as Canada’s rejection of the Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre’s, Trump-style brand . But underneath it simmers dread about what might be coming down the pipeline.