The first Canadian election polls closed on Monday after a campaign in which U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and musings about annexing Canada became the central issue. Polls in Atlantic Canada's four provinces closed,

According to Elections Canada data, it represents a 13 per cent increase over the last general election held in 2021. In Quebec, polls opened at 9:30 a.m. and closed at 9:30 p.m. on Monday. Electors that are still in line at the end of voting hours will be allowed to vote.

Starting just after 6 a.m., the lawmakers addressed viewers about the Trump administration’s proposed budget that they said would slash programs in housing, health care and education that help millions of Americans,