Carney ahead in polls as Canada enters last week of election campaign

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on before delivering remarks during his Liberal Party election campaign tour at the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada April 21, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, ahead in polls in the run-up to an April 28 election, renewed calls on Monday for voters to give him a strong mandate to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat.

Carney says Trump's tariffs and talk of annexation pose a huge threat and mean that Canada needs to reduce its reliance on the United States and restructure its economy.