President Donald Trump slammed Pierre Poilievre, the leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, after its election losses, saying, “It was the one that hated Trump, I think, the least that won.” He said Poilievre,

Provisional results from Elections Canada showed the Liberals had won 169 districts, followed by the Conservatives with 144. Judicial recounts will be needed in two districts and a final official result may be days away.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Donald Trump cast a long shadow over Canada’s national election — and many Canadian voters noticed. In his first 100 days back in the White House, the U.S. president has lobbed barbs at America’s northern neighbor, levied tariffs on Canadian goods and talked about making Canada the 51st state .

Canada’s Pierre Poilievre seemed to be cruising toward victory in the next election. His Conservative Party was polling around 20 percentage points ahead of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals because of growing voter frustration around political scandals and rising housing costs.