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Trump threats boosted Canada’s Carney, hurt Conservatives as country votes for new leader
OTTAWA- In a dramatic reversal, the governing Liberals, who were trailing the official opposition Conservatives in the polls earlier this year, appear poised to win their fourth consecutive term in office thanks to President Donald Trump’s threats against Canada’s economy and sovereignty, according to election watchers.
«It looks like there will be a Liberal government, which seems to be what the polls point to, and it would be a very big surprise if the Conservatives won,» Angus Reid, founder and chair of the Angus Reid Institute, told Fox News Digital.
In an Angus Reid Institute poll released on Dec. 30, the Conservatives were in super-majority territory with 45% support, compared to the Liberals at 11%. The results of a poll released on Saturday had the Liberals at 44% with a four-point lead over the Conservatives at 40%.
TRUMP TAKES CENTER STAGE IN CANADA’S PRIME MINISTER ELECTION DEBATE
Canadian Liberal leader, Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaks after being elected as the new Liberal Party leader, in Ottawa on March 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
«This really has been an extraordinary election in that, by all rights, Canadians had it with the Liberals’ woke policies and with their misspending and didn’t like Trudeau,» Reid said.
He explained that the political dynamic changed when Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as Canada’s 23rd prime minister and Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president in January, and former central bank governor Mark Carney succeeded Trudeau as prime minister and Liberal leader in March.
A truck with vehicles crosses the Blue Water Bridge border crossing into the United States from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, on April 3, 2025. (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
«Between tariffs and threats of annexation, Trump became the single most important issue in the country overnight,» said Reid. «That gave Mark Carney an opportunity to be the first out of the gate to say that we’re not going to put up with this – we’re a sovereign nation and we’re going to fight.»
The campaign has been a two-party race between the Liberals and Conservatives and led by two starkly different leaders who focused on strengths that their critics considered weaknesses.
Carney, a 60-year-old former senior executive at Goldman Sachs who never held elected office prior to winning the Liberal leadership, has called on voters to consider – during a time of economic crisis fueled by Trump’s threats – his experience, which includes running the central banks of Canada and England, and as the United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance.
Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre holds a news conference in a hotel ballroom in Ottawa, Canada, on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (ustin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
His detractors, however, have accused him of being out of touch and «not connected to the common man» and has spent a fair amount of time outside Canada, as a former deputy national Conservative Party campaign manager told Fox News Digital last month.
Meanwhile, Poilievre’s message to voters is that he is the agent for «change.» However, his opponents claim the 45-year-old Conservative leader is part of the political establishment, having spent almost half of his life as a member of Parliament since he was first elected in 2004 – and the change he touts came with a shift in Liberal leadership from Trudeau to Carney.
WHO IS PIERRE POILIEVRE? CANADA’S CONSERVATIVE LEADER SEEKING TO BECOME NEXT PRIME MINISTER AFTER TRUDEAU EXIT
The results of an Ipsos poll conducted for Global News in Canada, released on April 21, showed a narrow three-point lead for the Liberals at 41% over the Conservatives at 38%.
Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, told Fox News Digital that the Liberals were ahead of the Conservatives by 12 points in mid-April and have lost ground since «because of the effect of Donald Trump, both positive and negative.»
From left to right, Canadaian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney. (Photo by SEAN KILPATRICK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images | Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images | Photo by Al Drago for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
«When Donald Trump is in the news saying 51st-state stuff, that brings the focus back to the major issue that the Liberals lead on, which is dealing with him,» said Bricker.
«But over the past two weeks, Donald Trump has kind of gone dark on Canada. He’s been focused on China, U.S. government funding of Harvard University, and to the extent he’s talking about trade, it’s about global trade deals.»
That, said Bricker, has resulted in many Canadians returning to their pre-Trump main issue of affordability, through the lens of the Liberals running the government over the past decade.
Ultimately, the outcome of Monday’s general election will be decided by geography, according to Bricker, who said that the national vote «will be won or lost» in Ontario, particularly in Toronto and the surrounding so-called 905 region, which refers to the telephone area code, where there are 55 ridings (electoral districts) and about 4.5 million eligible voters.
«The 905 voted overwhelmingly for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals three times,» said Bricker. «If they do it again, the Liberals will win a fourth consecutive term in office.»
CANADA’S NEW PM AND TRUMP CRITIC MARK CARNEY ACCUSED OF BEING OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE ‘COMMON MAN’
Hundreds of people rally against U.S. tarrifs and threats of annexation at the Manitoba Legislature. Hundreds gathered at the Manitoba Legislature for a «Rally for Canada,» showing national pride and protesting U.S. tariffs and annexation threats. The event featured ball hockey, burgers, and music, with attendees dressed in red and white to affirm Canada’s sovereignty. (Photo by Lyle Stafford/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Last week, Carney said if he remains prime minister following the election that he would have a meeting with Trump «within days» as part of an «ambitious and broad-ranging discussion» on a new trade and security deal between Canada and the U.S.
Reid said that the Liberals’ improved showing was not just about Canadians warming to Carney, but also about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s failure to turn the dial from focusing on a consumer carbon tax, which the Liberal leader canceled on April 1 in his first act as prime minister, and «still reflecting on Trudeau long after he had gone, instead of jumping right away onto the Trump threat and becoming something that he would lead the charge on.»
The irony, in Reid’s view, is that «Trump imperiled the campaign of an individual who could be in many ways his stepbrother in Canada,» he said about Poilievre, who he called «mini-Trump,» and his «anti-woke,» smaller-government stance – «Trump-esque policies that the American right might want to see in Canada and certainly a lot of Canadians on the right want to see.»
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According to Elections Canada, a record 7.3 million Canadians cast their ballots in advance polls over the Easter weekend. With the country having six time zones, the results aren’t expected to be known until late Monday evening.
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US military opens coordination center in Israel for Gaza stabilization and aid efforts amid ceasefire
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Five days after world leaders endorsed a U.S.-brokered plan to end the Israel-Hamas war, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday opened a Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in southern Israel to serve as the main hub for Gaza stabilization efforts.
The CMCC is designed to support stabilization efforts, according to a news release.
Sources told Fox News last week that roughly 200 U.S. troops had arrived in Israel, along with a C-17 transport plane packed with command-and-control equipment and supplies.
U.S. military personnel will not deploy into Gaza, focusing on facilitating the flow of humanitarian, logistical and security assistance from international counterparts into Gaza.
VANCE WARNS HAMAS AS GAZA PEACE PLAN’S CIVILIAN MILITARY COOPERATION CENTER OPENS
Vice President JD Vance, center, and CENTCOM Adm. Brad Cooper, left, look on as U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks following a military briefing at the Civilian Military Coordination Center in southern Israel Tuesday. (Nathan Howard/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
«Bringing together stakeholders who share the goal of successful stabilization in Gaza is essential for a peaceful transition,» CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said in a news release. «Over the next two weeks, U.S. personnel will integrate representatives from partner nations, non-governmental organizations, international institutions and the private sector as they arrive to the coordination center.»
The CMCC will also oversee implementation of the ceasefire agreement with an operations floor designed to track real-time developments in Gaza.
US MILITARY TO OVERSEE NEXT PHASE OF PEACE DEAL FROM COORDINATION BASE IN ISRAEL
A Palestinian man collects food from a humanitarian aid distribution point in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. (Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Its offices and meeting spaces are structured to «foster collaborative planning among leaders, representatives and staff,» according to the release.
Fox News has learned that the CMCC will be located a few miles northeast of Gaza.
About 200 U.S. service members with expertise in transportation, planning, security, logistics and engineering established the CMCC under the leadership of U.S. Army Central commander Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank.
US SENDS CENTCOM TROOPS TO ISRAEL FOR TRUMP-BROKERED HAMAS CEASEFIRE MONITORING
Destroyed buildings in Gaza, as seen from Israel. (Reuters)
«The team worked tirelessly to build the CMCC from the ground up,» Cooper wrote in a statement. «They can take great pride in knowing that they have built something that is critical to enabling the transition to civilian governance in Gaza.»
Due to the large tunnel network under Gaza City, tunnels will need to be filled to make the ground stable enough for construction.
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Hamas has yet to return all 28 bodies of deceased hostages, delaying the start of the next stage.
Israel, which has reiterated its commitment to recovering every hostage’s remains, received the bodies of seven identified hostages this week, along with one Palestinian mistakenly included among them.
Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin and Fox News Digital’s Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.
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El Reino Unido enviará militares a Israel para sumarse a la fuerza internacional de estabilización en Gaza
Un reducido grupo de oficiales militares del Reino Unido ha sido desplegado en Israel para integrarse en una fuerza de tarea liderada por Estados Unidos. El objetivo es apoyar los esfuerzos de estabilización en Gaza tras la entrada en vigor de una nueva tregua entre Israel y el grupo terrorista Hamas.
Según un portavoz del Ministerio de Defensa del Reino Unido, la decisión responde a una solicitud explícita de las autoridades estadounidenses y busca que el país permanezca integrado en los trabajos internacionales para garantizar la estabilidad posconflicto en la región.
De acuerdo con información difundida por el Ministerio de Defensa de Reino Unido y citada por medios británicos, los enviados corresponden a un cuerpo de “un pequeño número de oficiales de planificación”, entre los que se incluye un comandante de dos estrellas que ocupará el puesto de subcomandante del Centro de Coordinación Civil-Militar (CMCC, por sus siglas en inglés). Esta fuerza, coordinada principalmente por el ejército estadounidense, tiene el objetivo de asegurar la estabilidad y la monitorización del alto el fuego en el enclave palestino, aunque aún no se han definido en detalle cuál será su composición exacta, su papel específico, la cadena de mando ni su estatuto jurídico.
La participación militar británica se limita actualmente a funciones de asesoramiento y planificación en el CMCC, sin un mandato para desplegar tropas directamente en Gaza. Un portavoz del Ministerio de Defensa del Reino Unido afirmó en un comunicado que la iniciativa “busca mantener la integración en los esfuerzos de planificación guiados por Estados Unidos para la estabilidad posconflicto en Gaza”, y aseguró que Londres “sigue trabajando con socios internacionales para respaldar el alto el fuego y evaluar la mejor contribución que puede desempeñar en el proceso de paz”.
En declaraciones recogidas por la prensa británica, el ministro de Defensa británico, John Healey, detalló que el Reino Unido aporta “experiencia y capacidades especializadas” para cooperar en la operación. Healey subrayó que el país no lidera el esfuerzo, pero sí “cumple con su papel”, tras confirmar que la participación responde a una petición formal de Estados Unidos. Desde Londres, el ministro matizó que el Reino Unido desempeña una función “de anclaje” con el envío de personal de alto rango, pero que el liderazgo recae en los socios estadounidenses y mediadores internacionales como Egipto, Qatar y Turquía.
Esta decisión se produce apenas diez días después de que la ministra de Exteriores británica, Yvette Cooper, descartara públicamente planes para enviar tropas a Medio Oriente y un día después de declarar que cualquier despliegue futuro requeriría una inversión significativa.
Por parte de la administración estadounidense, el vicepresidente JD Vance reiteró en una conferencia de prensa en Kiryat Gat, al sur de Israel, que no está prevista la entrada de efectivos estadounidenses en Gaza. “No habrá soldados estadounidenses sobre el terreno en Gaza. El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, lo ha dejado muy claro. Nuestro mando militar lo ha confirmado en repetidas ocasiones”, afirmó Vance, añadiendo que la contribución de Washington se centrará en una “coordinación útil”.
Vance, optimista sobre el mantenimiento de la tregua, explicó que, aunque se han producido episodios violentos recientes —Israel denunció el asesinato de dos soldados y respondió con bombardeos que dejaron decenas de víctimas palestinas, según el Ministerio de Salud de Gaza—, confía en la continuidad del alto el fuego, vigente desde el 10 de octubre. El alto el fuego es el tercero tras dos años de enfrentamiento, iniciado por el ataque de Hamas el 7 de octubre de 2023.
En el marco del acuerdo promovido por Trump, Hamas liberó a 20 rehenes que mantenía cautivos desde el ataque inicial y se comprometió a entregar los cuerpos de los fallecidos, aunque hasta ahora solo ha podido devolver parte de ellos debido a las dificultades para localizarlos en Gaza, devastada por hostilidades continuas. El grupo terrorista ha expresado su intención de entregar más cuerpos en las próximas horas y manifestó su firme voluntad de mantener el pacto.
El plan de alto el fuego contempla una hoja de ruta para el futuro de Gaza que incluye la retirada parcial de tropas israelíes hasta la llamada “Línea Amarilla”, dejando bajo control israelí aproximadamente la mitad del territorio, sobre todo fronteras. En fases posteriores se prevé el desarme completo de Hamas y la exclusión del grupo de cualquier función de gobierno local, aunque de momento no se ha fijado un plazo definitivo para su cumplimiento.
(Con información de AFP, EFE y Reuters)
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FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans is raising concerns about the potential effects of the U.S. importing Argentinian beef after President Donald Trump floated the idea earlier this week.
Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-N.D., is leading seven other House GOP lawmakers in a letter to the president on Tuesday evening, warning the potential plan has rattled the multibillion-dollar American ranching industry.
«America’s cattle producers are among the most resilient and hardworking in the nation,» the Republicans wrote. «Collectively, the cattle industry supports thousands of jobs across our districts and contributes $112 billion to rural economies nationwide.»
«In recent days, we have heard strong concerns from producers regarding reports that the U.S. may import beef from Argentina.»
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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with President of Argentina Javier Milei in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Oct. 14, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The House Republicans acknowledged the «importance of strong trade relationships and diverse markets» but added that beef producers in their districts «are seeking clarity on how this decision will be made, what safety and inspection standards will apply, and how this policy aligns with your administration’s commitment to strengthening American agriculture.»
Trump suggested Sunday that buying beef from Argentina could help lower prices for Americans at home, amid a wider promise to lower costs for U.S. citizens.
«One of the things we’re thinking about doing is beef from Argentina,» Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
He later elaborated in his conversation with reporters, «We would buy some beef from Argentina. If we do that, that will bring our beef prices down.»
«Our groceries are down, our energy prices are down. I think we’re going to have $2 gasoline pretty soon. We’re getting close and everything’s down. The one thing that’s kept up is beef,» Trump said.
He added that it would not be «that much» but argued it would help Argentina, a U.S. ally, as well.
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Cattle drive to Centennial Ranch, San Juan Mountains, Colorado. (Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
But the House Republicans questioned whether imported beef would be held to the same food safety and animal health requirements as that of the U.S., which they called «the gold standard.»
«Any import policy must hold foreign suppliers to those same rigorous standards. Introducing beef from countries with inconsistent safety or inspection records could undermine the confidence that U.S. ranchers have worked decades to earn,» the lawmakers warned.
«We respectfully request additional information on this matter and urge your administration to ensure that any future decisions are made with full transparency, sound science, and a firm commitment to the U.S. cattle industry. America’s producers can compete with anyone in the world. If given an opportunity, they will continue to respond quickly to the market demand for more quality American beef in our grocery stores.»
In addition to Fedorchak, the letter is also signed by Reps. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., Troy Downing, R-Mont., Gabe Evans, R-Colo., Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., Derek Schmidt, R-Kan., Jeff Hurd, R-Colo., and Republican Study Committee Chair August Pfluger, R-Texas.
White House spokesman Kush Desai told Fox News Digital in response, «The Trump administration remains committed to addressing the needs and concerns of American cattle producers and safeguarding their interests at home and abroad. That’s why the administration has secured billions in new export opportunities for American agricultural products in our historic trade deals with the UK, Japan, the EU, and others.»
«It’s also why the administration is focused on reversing a prolonged decrease in the supply of live cattle by growing American cattle herds with robust action to deliver disaster relief to cattle country, support new ranchers, and reduce risk for cattle producers,» Desai said.
Trump’s proposal has stirred some anxiety among some Republicans whose constituencies depend on cattle ranching.
Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., posted on X Tuesday, «If the goal is addressing beef prices at the grocery store, this isn’t the way.»
«The U.S. has safe, reliable beef, and it is the one bright spot in our struggling ag economy. Nebraska’s ranchers cannot afford to have the rug pulled out from under them when they’re just getting ahead or simply breaking even,» Fischer wrote.
Meanwhile, Fox News Digital was told that Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., also raised significant concerns about what importing beef from Argentina could do to the U.S. cattle ranching industry during a call with fellow House Republicans on Tuesday.
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But some Republican responses were more muted. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., told reporters that Trump «definitely identified a problem» regarding a shortage of cattle in the U.S. He added, «I understand what he’s trying to get done. I think there’s more ways to implement it.»
Fedorchak herself told Fox News Digital, «We’ve all received a number of questions and calls from our constituents over the last few days, so we are asking for clarity on the administration’s long-term plans. Our farmers and ranchers stand ready to deliver on the president’s America-First agenda. North Dakotans take great pride in producing the safest, highest-quality beef in the world — and we should be building on that success.»
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