Liberal Leader Mark Carney kicked off his B.C. election campaign tour on Sunday with a stop at the Victoria Edelweiss Club in James Bay, where hundreds lined up to catch a glimpse of the man seeking to remain as prime minister when Canadians go to the polls for the April 28 federal election. Read More
The Liberal Leader said he would protect workers from U.S. tariffs by building new trade relationships overseas and breaking down interprovincial trade barriers
The Liberal Leader said he would protect workers from U.S. tariffs by building new trade relationships overseas and breaking down interprovincial trade barriers
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Liberal Leader Mark Carney kicked off his B.C. election campaign tour on Sunday with a stop at the Victoria Edelweiss Club in James Bay, where hundreds lined up to catch a glimpse of the man seeking to remain as prime minister when Canadians go to the polls for the April 28 federal election.
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Surrounded by Liberal candidates from across Vancouver Island, Carney touted the party’s plan to strengthen the economy in the face of U.S. tariffs.
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Carney called the U.S. move to put additional tariffs on Canada’s softwood lumber exports over the weekend “shameful,” adding that 50,000 people are employed in the B.C.’s forestry sector.
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“Our response is to fight and protect and to build,” he said. “We are fighting the Americans everywhere they understand.”
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“We have retaliatory tariffs on them, we just hit them again in the auto sector,” he said. “We’re fighting them on Fox News — which is what they understand. We’re sending Doug Ford onto Fox News to show that we’re not messing around.”
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Early in his speech, Carney mentioned that he spoken to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer earlier in the day about the fallout from the United States’ global tariff campaign.
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“The world that I lived through my whole life, an open global trading system sponsored by the U.S., that world is over.”
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Carney said he would protect workers in the face of U.S. tariffs by building new trade relationships overseas and breaking down interprovincial trade barriers.
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Carney was introduced on stage by Victoria Liberal candidate Will Greaves and was given a welcome in Nuu-chah-nulth by Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidate Michelle Corfield.
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During his speech, Carney made a flub on stage by referring to Corfield by the name of another Island Liberal candidate but recovered quickly when he was made aware of the error.
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“There’s always one mistake,” quipped Carney, who is a political newcomer who has never held elected office.
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Following his 10-minute speech, Carney greeted supporters being whisked away by his security detail.
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Susan Close and Claire Simon were all smiles after Carney complimented their matching red berets near the end of his 30-minute campaign stop.
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The two self-described former Green party voters are volunteers on David Beckham’s campaign, the Liberal candidate in the riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands currently held by Green co-leader Elizabeth May.
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They were among about 200 people who stayed outside the club after it had reached capacity, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Liberal leader.