The first major test of Donald Trump’s influence on the affairs of a longtime U.S. ally went badly. The U.S. president’s attacks on Canadian sovereignty outraged voters while the trade war he launched threatened to upend the economy of a nation dependent on U.

Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, who replaced Justin Trudeau, will keep his post as Canadians signal their persistent defiance of the U.S. president’s rhetoric.

Donald Trump claimed he was "disliked enough by Canadians" to sway the election result in the country. Speaking to The Atlantic days before Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party won Canada's snap election,