Donald Trump might as well be on the ballot when Canadians vote for a new government. The U.S. president’s trade war and threats to make Canada the 51st state have infuriated Canadians and led to a su

US President Donald Trump during a March 28 call suggested to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that Canada should become the United States' 51st state, a proposal Carney diplomatically declined. While Trump promoted the benefits of the idea,

President Donald Trump kicked off his first call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney by pitching the new leader the idea of a 51st state, the prime minister admitted this week. The phone conversation occurred March 28,

Canadians will vote for a new government in an election that has been upended by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and threats to make Canada the 51st state.

The Canadian federal election is administered on a national level by Elections Canada, an independent, nonpartisan government agency. The Canadian voters will elect their local representative to the House of Commons.

Canadians head to the polls April 28 to decide whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party maintains the reins or whether the Conservatives return to power for the first time in nearly a decade.