C ANADIAN PRIME MINISTER Mark Carney has won a solid victory which extends his Liberal Party’s decade-long hold on power for a rare fourth consecutive term. That result was unthinkable just a few months ago. The win gives the former central banker a mandate to confront a truculent Donald Trump.

The Liberal leader has steered his party to an unprecedented turnaround—facing down Trump and Pierre Poilievre, writes Stephen Maher.

Canada’s Liberal Party is projected to win a fourth consecutive election, giving a mandate to former central banker Mark Carney after a campaign in which he pledged to boost economic growth and stand up to US President Donald Trump in a trade war.