The trade war between the US and Canada and Trump’s joke about making Canada the 51st US state helped Liberal Party leader Mark Carney win yesterday’s election. Suddenly, leadership and the country’s ability to stay economically stable became the most important issues in the race.

Canada’s Liberal Party won a fourth term in office but appeared short of a majority in Parliament, which could force Prime Minister Mark Carney to seek help from rival politicians to push through an economic agenda designed to contain fallout from President Trump’s trade war.