New Canadian Prime Minister Carney will run in Ottawa area district as he seeks to join Parliament

TORONTO (AP) — New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney volition tally successful an Ottawa country territory arsenic helium seeks to articulation Parliament for the archetypal time, 2 officials acquainted with the substance said Saturday, a time earlier Carney triggers an aboriginal wide predetermination earlier a ballot connected April 28.

The predetermination volition instrumentality spot against the backdrop of a commercialized warfare and sovereignty threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.

The officials, who spoke connected information of anonymity arsenic they were not authorized to talk publicly, said Carney volition tally to correspond the suburban Ottawa country of Nepean.

The predetermination run for 343 seats oregon districts successful the House of Commons volition past 37 days.

The enactment that commands a bulk successful the House of Commons, either unsocial oregon with the enactment of different party, volition signifier the adjacent authorities and its person volition beryllium premier minister.

Carney replaced Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation successful January, but remained successful powerfulness until the Liberal Party elected a caller person connected March 9 pursuing a enactment contention by the governing party.

Carney, sworn successful arsenic Canada’s 24th premier curate connected March 14, has said the authorities successful a clip of situation needs a beardown and wide mandate.

The governing Liberals had appeared poised for a historical predetermination decision this twelvemonth until Trump declared a commercialized war. Trump has repeatedly said that Canada should go the 51st U.S. authorities and helium acknowledged Friday that helium has upended Canadian politics.

What Trump hasn’t said is that the astir regular attacks connected Canada’s sovereignty person infuriated Canadians. That has led to a surge successful Canadian nationalism that has bolstered Liberal canvass numbers.

The absorption Conservatives hoped to marque the predetermination astir Trudeau, whose popularity declined arsenic nutrient and lodging prices roseate and migration surged. But aft decades of bilateral stability, the ballot is present is expected to absorption connected who is champion equipped to woody with Trump.

Trump enactment 25% tariffs connected Canada’s alloy and aluminum and is threatening sweeping tariffs connected each Canadian products — arsenic good arsenic each of America’s trading partners — connected April 2.

Carney inactive hasn’t had a telephone telephone with Trump and that mightiness not hap present until aft the election. Trump mocked Trudeau by calling him governor, but helium has not yet mentioned Carney’s name.

Carney, 60, was the caput of the Bank of Canada during the 2008 fiscal crisis. In 2013, helium became the archetypal noncitizen of the United Kingdom to tally the Bank of England — helping to negociate the interaction of Brexit.

Pierre Poilievre, the person of the Conservatives, is Carney’s main challenger. The enactment and Poilievre were heading for a immense triumph successful Canada’s national predetermination this twelvemonth until Trump’s near-daily commercialized and annexation threats derailed them.

Poilievre, 45, for years the party’s go-to onslaught dog, is simply a vocation person and firebrand populist who says helium volition enactment “Canada first.” He attacks the mainstream media and vows to defund Canada’s nationalist broadcaster. His enactment announced that it won’t let media onboard his run buses and planes.