OTTAWA — The race to replace Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dominated by one name: Donald Trump. How to wrestle with the incoming president and his tariff threats has emerged as the defining question in the Liberal Party leadership contest.

It’s going to be his way, or the Canadian highway. Of course, we are talking about Justin Trudeau as it looks like he’s putting President Donald Trump to the test. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.

President Donald Trump (L), First Lady Melania Trump (2nd L), Vice President J.D. Vance (2nd R) and Second Lady Usha Vance (R) attend the National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on Jan. 21, 2025.

"When I started to suggest, well, maybe a trade for Vermont or California for certain parts, he immediately decided it was not that funny anymore," Trudeau said.

The race to become Canada’s next Liberal leader is shaping up into the battle that Justin Trudeau keenly wanted to fight himself, writes Susan Delacourt.

Canada's outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country's oil rich province of Alberta are confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Canada and Mexico on Feb.

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the formation of a Canada-U.S. relations council to support the federal government as it deals with incoming U.S.

Poilievre: He’s entitled, a self-serving global elitist. He has been at the summit of the World Economic Forum agenda for the last 25 years and he’s been able to push his radical policies that destroy the working class while enriching the billionaire elite.

Donald Trump has reiterated that the U.S. does not need Canada’s oil, gas, autos or lumber. Quite obviously the tariffs are coming. Our leaders can wring their hands and structure retaliatory tariffs of their own, but this will only be a short-term solution, if even that.

HYPOCRITICAL CANDIDATES The one consistent thing about Liberal leadership candidates Chrystia Freeland, Mark Carney and Karina Gould is their desperate efforts to show they have different views on carbon taxing than the Justin Trudeau government.

It was a pleasure to have dinner the other night with Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada,” President Donald Trump posted last month on Truth Social. “I look forward to seeing the Governor again soon so that we may continue our in depth talks on Tariffs and Trade,