New Canadian PM Mark Carney set to announce snap elections

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00:00A new rallying cry is echoing through Canada. This Torontonian crowd is adamant Canadians

00:10are getting their elbows up.

00:17The phrase has caught the country by storm since Canadian actor Mike Myers brought it

00:22back during Saturday Night Live. It is now seen by many as a battle cry to push back

00:27against Donald Trump's tariffs and threats of annexation.

00:55The elbows up saying originates from ice hockey, associated with the legendary player Geordie

01:01Howe who famously used his elbows to battle for the puck, earning him the nickname Mr.

01:07Elbows in the process.

01:10Canadians are gearing up for a fight both on ice and in the ballot boxes. Canada's new

01:15Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce snap elections to be held on the

01:1928th of April.

01:21As

01:34anti-Trump sentiment continues to reign in Canada, recent polls show that Mark Carney's

01:39ruling party is projected to form a majority months after its political wipeout seemed

01:45inevitable.

01:46Carney hopes to skate his way into a stronger mandate as his country fights to keep its

01:51American neighbour in check.

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