Carney disse que os resultados das votações de segunda-feira equivaliam a um endosso da abordagem de seu governo. Fotografia: Chris Tanouye/ReutersVer imagem em tela cheiaCarney disse que os resultados das votações de segunda-feira equivaliam a um endosso da abordagem de seu governo.
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleCanada’s ruling Liberal party has swept three special elections, a result that showed voters backing the prime minister, Mark Carney, after his face-off with Donald Trump.
The Canadian Press, Canada’s national news agency, projected Liberal victories in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec, Beaches-East York in Toronto and North Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia.
Carney disse que os resultados dos votos de segunda-feira equivaliam a um endosso da abordagem de seu governo. “Neste momento decisivo para o Canadá, os eleitores depositaram sua confiança no plano de nosso governo,” ele disse em comunicado.
The Quebec result was the most dramatic shift. The Liberal candidate Daniel Gobeil was projected to win big in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, a district held by the opposition Conservatives since 2018.
A região abriga produtores de alumínio, fazendas de leite e outras indústrias envolvidas em uma guerra comercial em ascensão com os EUA.
Read moreThe other two seats were previously held by Liberals. In British Columbia, Carney’s former deputy chief of staff Braeden Caley won North Vancouver-Capilano.
A parlamentar liberal Hedy Fry disse ao CBC: “Os Estados Unidos estão recebendo uma mensagem esta noite. Nosso líder tem o apoio do povo canadense.”.
Trump has escalated his attacks on Canada since the talks failed. He signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America”, and on Monday the US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said Canada had limited leverage in the dispute because the US economy was roughly 13 times larger.
Trump has repeatedly talked about making Canada the 51st state.
Enquanto isso, Carney acelerou os esforços para aprofundar os laços econômicos com a Europa e outros parceiros.
The Liberal sweep would bring Carney’s party to 173 seats in the 343-seat House of Commons, further strengthening its position.
The special elections were called after the lawmakers who previously held the three seats resigned from parliament earlier this year.
Daniel Béland, professor de ciência política da Universidade McGill, afirmou que a vitória demonstrou que Carney manteve forte apoio em todas as regiões, e chamou o resultado do Quebec de mais significativo.
He said the easy win in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord probably reflected, in part, the popularity in Quebec of Carney’s decision “to pull the plug on trade negotiations with the White House”.
He said the Conservative collapse there was bad news for the party’s leader, Pierre Poilievre. The party had about 41% of the vote in last year’s federal elections but fell to about 13% and third place on Monday.
Carney venceu a eleição do Canadá no ano passado, alimentado pela raiva pública sobre as ameaças de anexação de Trump, e ele prometeu reduzir a dependência do Canadá em relação aos EUA.
