Carney Sweeps Three Canadian Byelections After Trump Clash

"At this consequential time for Canada, voters have placed their trust in our government's plan," Carney said in a statement.

Liberal lawmaker Hedy Fry told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.: "The United States is getting a message tonight. Our leader has the support of the Canadian people."

Daniel Gobeil, the Liberal projected to win big in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord — a seat the opposition Conservatives had held since 2018 — said: "This victory means we can maintain Canadian unity all across the country."

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that Canada had limited leverage in the dispute because the US economy is roughly 13 times larger.

Daniel Beland, a political science professor at McGill University, called the Quebec result the most significant of the three, saying the easy Liberal win there likely reflected in part the popularity in Quebec of Carney's Aug. 21 decision "to pull the plug on trade negotiations with the White House." He said the Conservatives, who won that riding last year, fell to about 13% and third place Monday — bad news for party leader Pierre Poilievre. "These numbers do look bad," Beland said.