Who could become the next prime minister of Canada as snap election is scheduled on April 28

The prime minister’s race has heated up after the announcement of snap election in April and the incumbent PM Carney is leading from the front. The Opposition’s Conservatives, being led by Pierre Poilievre, is also in the hunt for the next prime minister’s post, alongside Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic Party.

Here are some of the leading candidates who could be next PM of Canada:

Mark Carney

Liberal Leader Mark Carney smiles as he delivers his victory speech during the Liberal leadership announcement in Ottawa, Ontario. (AP)

Born in 1965 to Irish-origin educator parents in Canada’s Northwest Territories, Mark Carney rose to fame when he was the Governor of the Bank of Canada in 2008 and his efforts were appreciated for handling the global financial crisis which unfolded that year.

Carney became the first non-British person to become the Governor of the Bank of England in 2013. He continued in the post until 2020 and steered the United Kingdom through the effects of Brexit, all the while cautioning against leaving the European Union.

In the leadership election of Canada’s Liberal Party, Carney secured 86 percent of the vote and became the leader and prime minister after Trudeau’s resignation in January. According to Reuters, polls suggest that since Carney took office, the Liberal Party is slightly ahead of the Conservatives.

Pierre Poilievre

Canada Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre appears at a federal election campaign event in Brampton, Ontario. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Leader of the main opposition, the Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre is the main challenger of incumbent PM Carney and the Liberal’s in the upcoming snap election. Conservatives and Poilievre were heading for a clear victory in the general election this year until US President Trump started his threats of trade war, tariffs and annexation on a daily basis which derailed the party.

Poilievre, 45, has been at the centre of Conservatives attack against the ruling Liberals. He has been a career politician and a firebrand populist who likes to keep “Canada First”. Poilievre reportedly criticises the mainstream media and has vowed to cease funding of Canada’s public broadcaster.

Jagdeep Singh

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh joins locked out rail workers as they picket on the first day of a nationwide rail strike in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Despite no past experience in politics, Jagdeep Singh, 46, who is a practicing Sikh took helm of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in 2017 and since then there has been no looking back. He is a lawyer by training and a former provincial Ontario legislator. Jagdeep Singh was born in Scarborough, Ontario to parents who were immigrants and belonged originally to Punjab.

Singh won his first seat in Canada’s parliament in a by-election in Burnaby, British Columbia in 2019. He had promised to waive-off student loans, to reduce carbon emission of Canada, and to ensure universal prescription drug coverage. In 2022, Singh’s NDP became a part of the ruling Liberal Party led government under Trudeau in exchange for support on their shared political priorities.

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