Carney, who recently succeeded Liberal Justin Trudeau as prime minister, has called snap elections for April 28, in what is seen as a major test of how far attitudes have changed toward the previously clear favorite, Poilievre, who has been compared ideologically to President Donald Trump.

Canada goes to the polls on April 28 with Mark Carney's Liberal Party and Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives leading a race dominated by the fallout from US tariffs. Bloomberg's David Gura reports.