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CANADIAN ELECTION
Here’s why every Canadian should vote Liberal on April 28
An argument on how Poilievre’s MAGA ties threaten Canada’s economic future — and why Mark Carney is the more pragmatic choice
There’s a glaring contradiction in Pierre Poilievre’s stance. He brands himself as a champion of economic self-reliance and national sovereignty (House of Commons Debates, 2025), yet his actions reveal a troubling alignment with U.S. interests that directly undermine Canadian autonomy. This hypocrisy has become impossible to ignore as Canada faces unprecedented economic aggression from its southern neighbor, with Trump imposing 50% tariffs on Canadian auto parts (White House, 2025) that threaten 120,000 Canadian manufacturing jobs (Unifor, 2025). While the Liberal government implemented retaliatory 34% tariffs on U.S. electric vehicles (Finance Canada, 2025) and activated the Emergency Measures Act to freeze $7B in U.S. assets (CBC News, 2025), Poilievre has offered only tepid criticism, calling these necessary measures “provocative” (CTV Town Hall, 2025). Implying that instead of fighting back, we should lower our head and comply with Trump’s demands. Poilievre’s reluctance follows Trump’s public rebuke of him for “ungrateful rhetoric” (Truth Social, February 2025), exposing where his…