CANADIAN Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for a snap election as he fights for a “strong” Canada in the face of US threats.
Speaking at a press conference in Ottawa, the PM who entered office for two weeks has said the country will have an election on April 28.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to media at Rideau Hall, where he asked the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call an election 
People participate in a rally in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to Canadian sovereignty, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa “I've just requested that the governor general dissolve parliament and call an election for April 28. She has agreed,”he told reporters.
He said that Canada “needs to take action” to fight the US as Donald Trump threatens the nation with steep tariffs and claims to turn the country into the 51st state.
Carney called the election saying he wants a “strong, positive mandate from my fellow Canadians.”
“There is so much more to do to secure Canada,”he added.
The Prime Minister called the threat of a US trade war one of the “most significant of our lifetimes”.
“Trump want's to break us so America will own us.
“We will not let that happen.”
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