Don’t believe Trump rooting for Carney

One of Canada’s first financial moves under Mark Carney was to sell off American dollars in a Canadian government bond offering. Donald Trump has met his match.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. In an unprecedented political comeback, the Liberal Party has reached polling parity with the Conservatives since the election of Carney. Trump is not oblivious to the astonishing political upswing of the Liberals. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Neena Singhal

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

March 24, 2025

OTTAWA—Trump is rooting for Carney. Who would believe it?

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