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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland, and U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, pictured. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Commons Wikimedia, and illustration by The Hill Times' Neena Singhal

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

January 27, 2025

Choosing a prime minister who can contend with U.S. President Donald Trump and the economic ramifications of a tariff war is expected to emerge as the top priority in Canada’s upcoming federal election, especially now that Liberal leadership candidates are backing away fro...

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