Following the victory of his Liberal Party in Canada’s election, Mark Carney, the prime minister, claimed a fresh mandate to negotiate with America over trade and security and said he would do so on “our terms”. Mr Carney and Donald Trump have agreed to meet soon. The Liberals fell just short of a majority, but it was still a stunning turnaround for a party that was 20 percentage points behind in the polls three months ago. Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the opposition Conservative Party, who was on course to become prime minister before the Liberals’ revival, lost his seat.