President Donald Trump says Canada would “cease to exist” if it weren’t for the United States. The comments came just days before Canadians are set to vote in an election dominated by Trump’s comments on the country’s economy and sovereignty.

Carney, a Harvard-educated technocrat two months into his political career, has capitalized on his image as a steady hand at the tiller in an economic storm.

Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is holding on to a narrow lead in opinion surveys with less than a week to go before Canada’s election day, as US tariff threats remain a top issue in the campaign.