Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England and Bank of Canada, is Canada's incumbent prime minister. After his swearing-in last month, he called a snap election. He is facing off against Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Party.

The Conservative Party chipped away at the lead held by Mark Carney’s Liberals in the final days of Canada’s election campaign, though surveys still point to a probable Liberal victory in Monday’s vote.

Canada’s new prime minister, a political novice, is on the cusp of leading his party to a comeback, fueled in part by President Donald Trump’s attacks.

In their backgrounds and political styles, Canadian election front-runners Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre are a study in contrasts.

The US president came to dominate on the campaign trail, with the contest being viewed as a referendum on how Canada should engage with him.

Liberal Mark Carney faces Conservative Pierre Poilievre in what has become a referendum on how Canada handles President Trump.