Canadian Beat

It’s a rarity in Canadian politics. The Liberals have won a fourth mandate – although it will likely end up being a minority government.

BTPM Canadian Beat Reporter Dan Karpenchuk joined BTPM's Jay Moran on 'Morning Edition' on Monday, April 28, 2025. The two laid out how the pivotal federal election is shaping up.

Across Canada today is election day. Party leaders wrapped up their campaigns last night after a short 37-day election push. Almost from the start, it was seen as a two-party race between the Liberals and the Conservatives.

The Ontario legislature has opened a new session after Conservative Doug Ford led his party, in the February election, to a third majority victory. In a throne speech to kick off the new session, the Ford government outlined its priorities for the next year.

New rules for Canadians traveling to the U.S. for longer than 30 days are now in effect. Canadian trips to the U.S. began to decline after the first tariffs were announced, and then over President Donald Trump’s continued rhetoric about Canadian sovereignty.

With the latest round of tariffs from the White House last week, Canada’s auto workers remain on edge. Even with the reprieve for some parts that are compliant with the U.S.-Canada-Mexico free trade agreement, the industry and thousands of jobs are still grappling with President Donald Trump's 25 percent tariffs.

Ottawa is fighting back against auto tariffs launched this week by the White House. Even though Canada escaped the reciprocal global tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, the original fentanyl tariffs and those on steel and aluminum remain in place, and auto tariffs are now in force.

Canada appears to have dodged the bullet of tariffs announced yesterday by President Donald Trump – something he called Liberation Day. The president outlined a broad range of reciprocal tariffs against countries around the world that he claims were causing the U.S. economic harm, but Canada and Mexico were not included.

Canada’s national election campaign is just over a week old, but party leaders have already promised billions of dollars in tax cuts and programs if elected.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s taking a wait-and-see attitude as April 2nd tariffs loom. His comments come after President Donald Trump requested a phone call with the Canadian leader.