Front-runner Mark Carney and underdog Chrystia Freeland, both established, centrist policymakers, are vying to succeed Justin Trudeau amid grave threats to Canada from the United States.

For the first time in years, Canada's Liberal Party has overtaken the Conservatives in federal election polling, marking a dramatic reversal just months before voters head to the polls—and U.S. President Donald Trump may be partly to blame.

With federal election polling showing a tighter race, the outcome of the Liberal leadership race just got a lot more interesting.

The Ipsos survey published on February 25 reported that 38% of voters now favour the Liberals, while 36% support the Conservatives.

Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, the president has transformed the upcoming Canadian elections into a referendum on which Canadian leader is most effective at standing up to America’s bully-in-chief — and,