His Conservative rival Pierre Poilievre argued that Carney doesn’t represent change after a decade of Liberal Party rule and is just like his predecessor Justin Trudeau.
Trump’s trade war and threats to make Canada the 51st state of America have infuriated Canadians, leading to a surge in nationalism that has bolstered Liberal poll numbers ahead of the 28 April vote.
He had hoped to make the election a referendum on Trudeau, whose popularity had declined at the end of his decade in power after food and housing prices rose sharply and immigration surged.
The move saw former Bank of England governor Carney become Liberal leader and prime minister after a leadership race.
“In fact, in this circumstance that we are in, given the scale of the crisis, I would say relentless focus on growing the economy.”
“We need change. You do not embody change,” Poilievre said to Carney.
But public opinion has changed. In a mid-January poll by Nanos, Liberals trailed the Conservatives by 47% to 20%. In the latest Nanos poll released on Wednesday, the Liberals led by eight percentage points.
The English language debate is on Thursday evening.
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