President Donald Trump bragged about destroying the Conservative Party of Canada’s lead in the polls with his tariffs just days before the Liberal Party’s election victory on Monday.

Mr. Poilievre is “the first professional politician that the Conservative Party of Canada has had,” Mr. Powers said. “He has spent years studying how to master his craft — he’s made ...

The federal election in Canada has been dominated by Trump’s tariffs on Canada and escalating, inflammatory talk about Canada becoming a part of the U.S.—a proposal that 82% of Canadians oppose.

The Conservative Party of Canada, by contrast, started 2025 looking like a sure-fire winner set to seize control from a previously deeply unpopular Liberal Party, using political tactics cribbed ...

Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative Party’s leader, is the main challenger to Prime Minister Mark Carney in Canada’s upcoming election. Chris Young/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press ...

Conservative Party of Canada's leader Pierre Poilievre greets supporters, with his wife Anaida Poilievre, at a rally in Trenton, Nova Scotia on April 23.