Canada's new prime minister calls election

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Canada's new prime minister calls election

Mark Carney is the new Prime Minister of Canada. He wants an election on 28 April. Canada has problems with the US. President Trump wants Canada to be part of the US. Carney wants to solve these problems.

Carney is from the Liberal party. He was the boss of the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada. He is new in politics. He met leaders from the UK and France. He also stopped a tax on carbon. This tax was not popular.

Pierre Poilievre is the leader of the Conservative party. He says Carney is like the old leader, Justin Trudeau. Poilievre wants Canada to be strong. He does not like Trump's trade actions. The election will be about the economy and the US relationship.