Most opinion polls show Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Party is trailing Carney's Liberals ahead of the April 28 vote.
Trump's trade war and annexation threats have caused broad outrage across Canada and the Tory leader has faced criticism for directing his ire entirely at the Liberals instead of attacking Washington.
He continued that strategy at Thursday's debate, charging the Liberals had given “Donald Trump and the US a near monopoly over our energy” by refusing to build pipelines that could allow Canadian oil to be exported abroad.
“The question you have to ask is, after a decade of Liberal promises, can you afford food? Is your housing more affordable than it used to be?” Poilievre asked.
Addressing the Conservative leader, Carney said: “I know you want to be running against Justin Trudeau. Justin Trudeau isn’t here.”
“The biggest risk we have to this economy is Donald Trump,“ said the 60-year-old former central banker, who has never served in parliament or held a publicly elected office.
“We’re all going to stand up against Donald Trump. I’m ready.”
Carney also took fire from the two other party leaders on stage, the head of the left-wing New Democratic Party Jagmeet Singh, and the leader of the Quebec separatist Bloc Quebecois, Yves-Francois Blanchet.
Carney spent the early part of his career as an investment banker with Goldman Sachs.
“I’m on the side of Canadians,“ he said.
On Thursday, the CBC data put Liberal support at 43.3 percent and gave the Conservatives 38 percent backing.
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