
How Did Poilievre Blow the Election?
Policy wise, Pierre Poilievre has more in common with Trump than Mark Carney. Examples are climate change, migration and globalism. Why did Trump swing the election to Carney by demanding Canada become the 51st state?
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You're correct that Pierre Poilievre, as leader of the Conservative Party, shares more ideological overlap with Donald Trump on key issues like climate change, immigration, and skepticism toward certain aspects of globalism compared to Mark Carney, the Liberal leader and former central banker with a strong focus on international finance and climate action.
On climate change: Poilievre has been highly critical of carbon pricing and federal climate regulations, vowing to repeal major Liberal policies like the consumer carbon tax and industrial emissions caps, while promoting technology incentives (e.g., carbon capture) and expanded fossil fuel production. This aligns more with Trump's deregulation and energy dominance approach than Carney's emphasis on sustainable finance, net-zero transitions, and retaining some climate frameworks (though Carney has also made pragmatic adjustments, like scrapping the consumer carbon tax early in his tenure).
On immigration: Poilievre has advocated tying immigration levels strictly to housing, jobs, and infrastructure capacity, criticizing high intake as "out of control" and pushing for reductions. Trump similarly emphasized border security and limits. Carney, while proposing temporary caps to return to "sustainable pre-pandemic levels" amid housing pressures, has framed immigration more positively as essential for economic growth and talent attraction.
On globalism: Poilievre's "Canada First" rhetoric and focus on national resource development echo Trump's nationalism, whereas Carney's background (e.g., Bank of England, UN climate roles) leans toward multilateralism and global cooperation, though he's adapted to nationalist sentiments in response to U.S. pressures.
Trump's repeated demands that Canada become the "51st state"--often framed as a way to eliminate tariffs, boost economic integration, and access Canadian resources--came amid a broader trade war he initiated in early 2025, including steep tariffs on Canadian goods like autos, steel, and aluminum.
These comments, especially a provocative Truth Social post on election day (April 28, 2025) urging Canadians to "elect the man" who would make Canada the 51st state, provoked widespread outrage and a surge in Canadian nationalism.

(Poilievre and Carney are Freemasons. Who twists their thumbs back like that? Trump is also a Freemason. The Rothschilds decided to throw the election to the better lackey.)
Poilievre, despite policy similarities to Trump, strongly rejected the idea, declaring Canada would "NEVER" become the 51st state and calling on Trump to stay out of the election.
However, his populist style and perceived ideological proximity to Trump became a liability, allowing Carney to position himself as the steady, experienced leader best equipped to "stand up to Trump" and defend Canadian sovereignty.
Polls shifted dramatically in the Liberals' favor as voters rallied around defending independence, viewing Carney (with his international economic credentials) as more credible in negotiating with or countering the U.S.
This dynamic contributed to the Liberals' upset victory in the April 2025 federal election (a minority government with around 169 seats vs. Conservatives' 144), reversing what had been a large Conservative lead months earlier.
In essence, Trump's aggressive rhetoric and threats inadvertently unified Canadians against perceived U.S. bullying, boosting the candidate seen as tougher on protecting sovereignty--Mark Carney--while tarnishing Poilievre by association, even though Poilievre opposed the 51st-state idea outright.
Many analysts described it as Trump "handing" the election to Carney by galvanizing anti-annexation sentiment.
TT said (January 26, 2026):
National Gold Assets are important topics.
https://www.kitco.com/charts/gold??
Germany is pulling its gold from the USA.
Wonder how much is left?
https://www.infowars.com/posts/citing-trump-german-politician-calls-for-germanys-gold-reserves-to-be-withdrawn-from-us
Someone needs to show here Canada's gold has gone since 2008, and at what price points!
Carney as Bank of Canada's leader, and then Bank of England leader is not for Canadians' benefit, rather he is an owned global banker bitch who is totally compromised!
GROK-Canada is the only G7 country with no significant gold in its official reserves. The rationale was that gold doesn't yield interest, is costly to store, and less liquid than other assets for managing currency stability or interventions.