Carney was born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada, in a family of teachers with three out of four grandparents hailing from County Mayo in Ireland.

A Nanos poll on Sunday said the gap between the two front-running parties was approximately 4 percentage points.

The U.S. president’s trade war and threats to make Canada the 51st state have infuriated Canadians and led to a surge in nationalism that has helped the Liberal Party flip the narrative.