Looking back at Canadian politics over the past few months, this charisma seems more a response to the aggressive behavior of the new US President Donald Trump than to the leadership ability of the Liberal Party. As soon as he took office, he criticized Canada in a disparaging manner, calling it the 51st state of the United States, and addressed the then Prime Minister as the governor of a US state. As soon as President Trump came to power, he adopted a clearly hostile attitude by imposing special customs on imports from Canada, which began a conflict between the two countries that led to a sudden rivalry between the friendly relations of the two countries. The whole world was shocked by the insults and threats of the new US President Trump, but for the Canadian people, it was an unbelievable act and a nightmare, and suddenly the entire nation was gripped by a new fear. And in view of this fear and inappropriate American behavior, Canadian politics also took a new turn, and the credit for this new political path goes to the outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who adopted a narrative of standing up to US President Trump's bullying and, while hinting at competition with America at every level, took up the task of highlighting the national solidarity of the Canadian people, completely shifting the axis of politics from internal issues to external threats. And the strong assumption is that the basis of the victory of the Canadian Liberal Party on April 28 is this anti-Trump political strategy.
If we look, not only in Canada, but in most countries of the world, during such crises, when a country is facing an external threat, the majority of the people are ready to sacrifice for the sake of national unity, ignoring internal problems. If we examine the democratic traditions and systems established in developed countries, it is clear that every election is decided by internal issues and very few global situations become the measure of the political priorities of the people. But the way the new US administration has launched an aggressive foreign policy has left the entire global system insecure, and the people of a neighboring country like Canada, in view of the threats of the new US administration, have put their internal economic and social problems aside and, contrary to past traditions, have ignored issues like inflation, health and education, and declared the Liberal Party the rightful candidate for their vote based on the government's bold stance on the foreign front. If we examine the current Canadian elections, it becomes clear that the political narrative of the Liberal Party government standing up to President Trump's bullying and threats has proven to be extremely beneficial in the elections. If we look at history, regardless of these elections, it is clear that no matter how fragmented or internally demoralized any country or nation is, it is a natural process to forget its internal differences and gather around the government of the day when it is overwhelmed by external fear.
This is what the Canadian election results indicate. The new leadership of the Liberal Party's challenge to President Trump during the elections and the rise of national support among the Canadian people appear to be the success of their political strategy, and thus Trump's threats have breathed new life into the faltering body of the Liberal Party, which was at its lowest point in its popularity four months ago, and have kept it in power. But if you look at it, it is also an indication that the demonstration of the awareness of the distinction between its national and individual interests by a conscious political society is seen only during crises, which brings to light the mutual solidarity and unity of a nation. For the Canadian people, the purpose of voting in these elections was to express their determination to assert their sovereignty by reacting to the aggressive behavior of the new American administration rather than their internal affairs, although this benefited the ruling Liberal Party politically.