Trump wades into Canadian politics with kudos for Parti Québécois, B.C. Conservative wins
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Trump → wad → wins
Comments come as Trump administration accuses Canada of U.S. election interference
While he's fully engaged in a tight midterm election battle in his own country, U.S. President Donald Trump is still finding time to step into politics north of the border by congratulating the newly elected premiers of Quebec and British Columbia.
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Trump → come → Quebec
Praise for the sovereignist premier of Quebec, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, and Conservative premier-designate Lorne Doerkson, came Tuesday in a pair of posts on Trump's Truth Social platform.
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Praise → come → platform
The highly unusual move breaks with the tradition of U.S. presidents and Canadian prime ministers only offering public congratulations to their direct counterparts.
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presidents → break → counterparts
Trump's praise of St-Pierre Plamondon came with a dig at Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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praise → come → Carney
He linked to an article in the Irish Times carrying the headline: "Separatists win Quebec provincial election in blow to Mark Carney."
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Separatists → link → Carney
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet responded by suggesting Trump's comments would be more relevant if he wanted to talk about cutting tariffs.
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he → respond → tariffs
Actually Mr. Trump is unpredictable and not so meaningful of what he says....
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he → say → what
There's no lost love between Quebecers and Mr. Trump," Blanchet said.
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Blanchet → be → Quebecers
The salute to Doerkson's "big victory" was described by the president as an example of conservatives "moving strong in Canada."
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conservatives → describe → Canada
Trump first congratulated the incoming B.C. premier on the night of his election win, in a post that was shared by U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra on X.
The B.C. Conservatives' win on Saturday was the party's first victory in about a century, a fact noted in that post.
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win → congratulate → post
Conservative doesn't equal MAGA
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Conservative → equal → MAGA
Hoekstra's message was reposted by several prominent Conservatives who, rather than join in the celebration, criticized the president for his lack of knowledge about Canada and his ambassador's decision to amplify it.
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who → reposte → it
"It is impressive how bad you are at understanding the basic elements of your job or the simple truths of the country you are privileged to live in," former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore wrote to Hoekstra.
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Moore → understand → Hoekstra
Stephen Harper's former communications director, Dimitri Soudas, quoted Doerkson's comments from September about "unacceptable threats, tariffs and rhetoric from a bully south of the border" as he shared Hoekstra's post.
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he → quote → post
U.S. says Carney government brushing off 'potential interference'
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government → say → interference
Ken Boessenkool, a former senior policy adviser to Harper and the federal Conservative Party, tried to explain that being conservative in Canada doesn't mean being aligned with Trump.
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being → try → Trump
"The MAGA party in B.C. is called One B.C.
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party → call → B.C.
They got 1.5 per cent of the vote.
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They → get → vote
More than Trump would get, I suspect," Boessenkool said in a post on X, referring to Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement.
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America → get → movement
Polls show Trump's dispute with Canada is deeply unpopular among American voters in both major parties.
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dispute → show → parties
Many online drew attention to the irony of the Trump administration's accusations that Canada is interfering in the U.S. midterm elections — where polling suggests the Republicans are struggling — while poking his own nose into Canada's politics.
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Republicans → draw → politics
The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa released a "fact sheet" last week pointing to instances that could amount to "potential interference in U.S. elections" including the Nov. 3 midterms.
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that → release → midterms
That accusation came despite Trump's record of endorsing political candidates around the world since returning to the White House.
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accusation → come → House
Since early 2025, Trump has backed presidential or prime ministerial candidates in Poland, Honduras, Colombia and Japan.
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Trump → back → Poland
Most recently, he voiced support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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he → voice → Netanyahu
The U.S. president also put his support behind former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán's failed re-election bid, which included Vice-President JD Vance appearing at a rally in Budapest.
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Vance → put → Budapest
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