Liberal Leader Mark Carney faces criticism after details emerged about his conversation with Donald Trump, where Trump raised the idea of Canada becoming a U.S. state. Carney initially downplayed the annexation discussion,

By questioning Canada’s sovereignty, President Trump changed the focus of the race from the failings of the Liberal government to himself.

Canadians will head to the polls on Monday for an election dramatically reshaped by U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric, with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party favoured to win after a stunning political turnaround.