Ben Simon

1 month ago | enca.com | Beiyi Seow |Ben Simon

MONTREAL - G7 finance ministers wrapped up talks in western Canada on Thursday with a show of unity, saying the economic policy uncertainty that has swept the globe was easing and vowing further progress towards stability. US President Donald Trump's wide-ranging tariffs have caused global economic turbulence, and this week's meeting was seen as a test of whether the Group of Seven advanced economies could overcome tensions since Trump's return to office.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Michel Comte |Ben Simon

Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to confront US President Donald Trump with a united Canada. Carney’s Liberals won 169 seats, forming a minority government and promising a “new path forward”. Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives performed well but lost, with Poilievre pledging to work with Carney.

2 months ago | japantimes.co.jp | Michel Comte |Ben Simon

Canadians were voting Monday to choose a leader to confront Donald Trump's trade war and annexation threats, which the U.S. president renewed in an election day message that drew immediate rebukes. The Liberal Party, led by new Prime Minister Mark Carney, was trailing Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives until Trump's attacks on Canada sparked a wave of patriotism and a sudden reversal in poll forecasts.

2 months ago | philstar.com | Ben Simon |Agnes Bun |Agnès Bun

OTTAWA, Canada — Canadian leaders made their final push for votes Sunday, one day before an election dominated by US President Donald Trump's policies, but rattled in the campaign's final hours by a deadly car-ramming attack in Vancouver. Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal Party leader, is favored to beat Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre in Monday's vote, but polls show the race has tightened in recent days.

Mar 10, 2025 | yahoo.com | Michel Comte |Ben Simon

Canada's incoming prime minister Mark Carney struck a defiant note as the former central banker vowed to win US President Donald Trump's trade war, saying his country will "never" be part of the United States."So the Americans, they should make no mistake, in trade as in hockey, Canada will win," he said.