Trump Hangs Over Canada Conservatives’ Vote on Divisive Leader

Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has a Donald Trump problem, and it has returned just as he faces a public review from members of his party.

Every time the US president attacks Canada, Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carneyseems to benefit at the expense of Poilievre, his only serious political opponent.

After months of relative quiet, it’s happened again, just before delegates at the Conservative convention in Calgary vote on Poilievre’s leadership, scheduled for late Friday after his keynote address.

Carney’s blunt Davos speech urging smaller nations to resist pressure from global powers drew international praise — and irritated Trump. ...