2025 Canadian Federal Election
Canada will hold its next federal election on April 28, 2025. All 343 seats in the House of Commons are up for election, and a party needs 172 seats to win the right to form a majority government. The last election was held in 2021, and the next election was scheduled to be held no later than October 2025.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned on Mar. 14, 2025; he was succeeded by newly elected Liberal Party leader Mark Carney. The newly appointed Prime Minister is widely expected to call a new election on Mar. 23 to settle uncertainty surrounding domestic and foreign policy issues. The election will take place against the backdrop of increased tensions with the United States. President Donald Trump launched an abrupt trade war against Canada after taking office on Jan. 20, 2025, and the American president has routinely issued threats to annex Canada.
Opinion polls in the months leading up to the federal election showed the Conservative Party holding a commanding lead over the governing Liberal Party. However, public opinion swung considerably following Trudeau's resignation and U.S. President Trump's threats toward Canadian sovereignty; the two parties were virtually tied in polls when the election was called in March.
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