Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will make their final pitches to voters on Sunday, before an election that will determine who will negotiate on tariffs with U.

Canadian leaders campaigned in battleground districts Saturday, two days before a vote electrified by US President Donald Trump's threats, with Prime Minister Mark Carney favored after assuring voters

The Canadian response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats and tariffs has become a primary issue in the election. The main party leaders addressed it again on Friday as they made their final pitches to voters.

Trump has threatened to slap steep tariffs on Canadian goods, and both Carney and Poilievre said that, if elected, they would accelerate renegotiations of the countries' free trade deal in an effort to end the uncertainty hurting both of their economies.

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,

In a recent interview, Donald Trump reaffirmed his interest in making Canada the 51st state, stating he is not joking about it.