On Thursday, he found himself placed on the spot repeatedly by his three opponents: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney faced sustained attacks from his Conservative rival at an election debate Thursday, but the Liberal leader sought to focus attention on what he calls Canada's

MONTREAL — Canada’s Conservative leader invoked an old foe Wednesday in a high-stakes leaders debate dominated at times by the specter of Donald Trump. “You’re just like Justin Trudeau,” Pierre Poilievre told Liberal Leader Mark Carney during Canada’s French-language debate in Montreal.