Liberal Leader Mark Carney Claims Victory in Canada's Federal Election

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Liberal leader Mark Carney has been named Prime Minister of Canada, after claiming victory in the country's federal election. In his victory speech, Carney vowed to stand up to the U.S., which he accused of trying to "break" Canada.

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00:00Political newcomer and former Central Banker Mark Carney, now the new Prime

00:07Minister of Canada, after his Liberal Party claimed victory in the country's

00:11federal election. The party clinched to a fourth term in a remarkable political

00:15turnaround, shaped by US President Donald Trump's threats against the

00:19country. Carney calling it a new beginning, but warned of challenges to

00:24come. America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country.

00:33Never. But these are not, these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to

00:42break us so that America can own us. That will never, that will never ever happen.

00:49Just months ago, the Liberal Party was well behind in the polls, led by former

00:54Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, they were forecast to lose by double digits. But

00:59facing economic coercion from America in the form of tariffs, and a push by

01:03President Trump to annex Canada as the US's 51st state, new leader Carney

01:08capitalized. The Liberal leader focusing relentlessly on Trump, vowing under him

01:13Canada would never concede to the US's demands. In his concession speech, his main

01:19rival, Conservative leader Pierre Polyev, promised to work alongside the new

01:23government in defending Canada's sovereignty. We will always put Canada

01:26first, as we stare down tariffs and other irresponsible threats from

01:31President Trump. Countries from across the globe have been quick to herald the

01:35outcome of the vote, including allies in Europe, Australia and Chile. While those

01:40with previously strained relationships with Canada have highlighted the

01:43opportunities to improve ties, including India and China.

01:47U.S. President Donald Trump has called Carney to congratulate him. The US State

01:58Department calling the relationship between the two countries one of the most

02:01extensive in the world, as the two leaders are expected to open up

02:05negotiations about trade in the near future. We look forward to working with

02:09Prime Minister Carney's government, particularly on key issues such as trade

02:13fairness, combating illegal immigration, halting the flow of fentanyl and other

02:19dangerous drugs, and countering the Chinese Communist Party influence in our

02:24hemisphere. But in his victory speech, Carney highlighted Canada has many other

02:29options to build prosperity for Canada. Political analysts say the leader will be

02:34looking elsewhere amid their shaky ties with the US. I think he's actively saying,

02:39listen, we will negotiate and we are going to have these meetings and we are

02:43going to do our best, but there is a line we won't cross. And so in the same time, I'm

02:48also going to be cultivating all these other relationships because there are

02:51these other mechanisms we can use to try and strengthen the Canadian economy at the

02:57same time. Writing a new wave of enthusiasm, Prime Minister Mark Carney has

03:01returned to work in Ottawa, with much to do on the agenda as he refuses to bow to

03:06pressure from the US. Howard Chang and Rosie Greninger for Taiwan Plus.

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