Canada's federal ministers stick to their course after the congressional election, the provincial premiers read the result differently

In Canada, further members of the federal government and several provincial premiers reacted to the congressional election on 4 November 2026 (local time). The basis is projections according to which the Democrats win the Senate and the House of Representatives. There is no official final result yet. The statements come from the CTV News live blog, published at CP24, mostly based on reports by the news agency The Canadian Press.

Federal government: no new strategy. Justice Minister Sean Fraser said Canada's course remains the same: “the strategy for Canada going forward remains the same”. Canada will continue to defend its economic interests by broadening its range of trading partners. Developments in the US are being followed with interest. Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, said the Americans had decided and that this would be respected. Canada had always fought for the best possible agreement. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc had already spoken in similar terms. The report does not mention any statement by Prime Minister Mark Carney himself on the election result.

Provinces: from vindication to a fresh start. Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith sees her approach in the trade dispute vindicated by the election and hopes for better relations. At the same time, she announced that companies from Alberta and Canada would be given preference for small contracts awarded by the provincial government. Saskatchewan's Premier Scott Moe wrote on social media that the election gives Canada the chance to reset its relationship with the US. The tariff dispute makes life more expensive on both sides of the border, he wrote.

Manitoba's Premier Wab Kinew, in a social media post, called on US politicians to end the tariffs and the war with Iran. New Brunswick's Premier Susan Holt intends to keep pushing for the best possible trade agreement and to reach out to newly elected governors and members of Congress. According to the report, the leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, intends to launch a diplomatic offensive in the US and sees better chances of resolving the trade war.

The federal government in Ottawa is thus betting on continuity, while several provinces see the election as an occasion for a new attempt. These are the assessments of the respective politicians. Earlier reactions from Canada, including from Ontario's Premier Doug Ford, are under reports, and what the new Congress can do from January is in the timeline.