Canada prepares for new Liberal Party leader with Trump relations hovering over election

Canada‘s Liberal Party will select a new leader to replace Justin Trudeau on Sunday night, with that candidate likely to become the next prime minister of Canada, who will have to face the latest sovereignty and tariff threats from the Trump administration.

Trudeau, who served a decade as prime minister and 12 years as leader of the Liberals, announced in January he would resign from office. His departure from leadership opened up a competitive race between the top two candidates: Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland.

Both have insisted they are capable of standing up to President Donald Trump, who has spent his first six weeks threatening as much as 25% tariffs against countries such as Canada and Mexico as an incentive to work with the United States on stopping the flow of illegal immigrants and fentanyl across the borders.