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The Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, is planning to announce a surprise federal election. election for April 28.

Carney, who took office on March 14, is anticipated to request the dissolution of Parliament on Sunday, according to reports from Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper. reported .

The Liberal party aims to gain political advantage from the trade conflict with the United States, staying steadfast in their opposition to President Donald Trump’s move of imposing hefty tariffs on Canadian exports.

Carney seems to be leveraging President Trump's dismissal of Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre during a recent Fox News interview with Laura Ingraham.

The conservative who's running is, absurdly, not someone I support. I have never met him, yet he has made unfavorable statements," Trump stated. "Even if he makes such comments, they do not concern me at all.