Canadian politicians are reacting to Donald Trump’s victory following the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Early Wednesday morning news broke that Donald J. Trump will return to the White House for the next four years after securing the state of Wisconsin to surpass 270 electoral votes to win the 2024 presidential election, beating out Vice President Kamala Harris.
This morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared a photo of himself and Donald Trump on X along with some words of congratulations.
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“Congratulations to Donald Trump on being elected President of the United States. The friendship between Canada and the U.S. is the envy of the world. I know President Trump and I will work together to create more opportunity, prosperity, and security for both of our nations.”
In a lengthy post to X on Wednesday morning, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre posted his thoughts on how Trump’s re-election will impact Canada.
“Congratulations to Donald J. Trump on his election as the 47th President of the United States.The U.S. is Canada’s best friend and biggest trading partner, and I will work with the President to benefit both countries,” he wrote.
“My mission: save our jobs. The U.S. has already taken half a trillion dollars of investment and jobs from Canada under 9 years of Trudeau, and our people cannot afford homes and food,” he continued.
Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-F. Blanchet also shared his congratulatory words for Trump on X.
“It is customary to approach the mandate of a new head of state with optimistic congratulations,” he wrote. “The President-elect of the United States has been able to read the hearts of many citizens and offer them the words that will have won them over to him. Let us now learn to collaborate as neighbors and friends designated by history, in particular on the issues of migration, trade, climate and security.”
At 3:08 a.m. on Wednesday,Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, tweeted that he had just congratulated Donald Trump on the win.
“I just congratulated @realDonaldTrump on his election as President of the United States. His leadership will again be key to keeping our Alliance strong. I look forward to working with him again to advance peace through strength through #NATO.”
On Tuesday night, NDP leader Jaghmeet Singh posted his words of solidarity to Canadians on X. “No matter the outcome of the US Elxn, let me say this: Hope is always better than fear and division. Tomorrow, we’ll be ready to stand up for Canada.”
TORONTONIANS REACT
Now Toronto asked Toronto residents their thoughts on the U.S. election results Wednesday morning.
“I think it’s a horrible decision and I am still in complete shock at how a known criminal has been elected into the White House,” one Torontonian named Westin said.
Another Toronto resident named Alice says she feels “super anxious and scared” after learning of Trump’s victory.
“My thoughts are from the standpoint of Ukraine, because I am Ukrainian. I am honestly super scared for my country right now because my country is dependent on U.S. Support,” Alice said. “We as a country try to fight oppressors and dictators and Trump is a really unpredictable figure that can do anything basically to achieve fast solutions.”
Meanwhile, Dante, another Toronto resident, shared his thoughts for how Trump’s win will affect Canada.
“I think it’s going to have implications on us as well with how our government runs Ontario. I’m worried about that, but hopefully Canadians are a little bit smarter with the electoral process.”
An American from Massachusetts visiting Toronto named Courtney told Now Toronto that she is happy with the result, as she voted for Trump.
“Hopefully there’ll be no impact on U.S.-Canadian relations. I hope that the tariffs that he wants to set for incoming products do not affect Canada, and we don’t have any tariffs on products, especially, oil and gas coming from Canada.”
Trump will be sworn into office at his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025.
