Whatever the case, one thing was clear: Mr. Trump is not giving up on his obsession with Canada, and the new government that emerges from Monday’s vote will need to deal with a leader intent on both hurting Canada’s economy with tariffs, and coveting its vast resources.

Canadians vote Monday in a snap election that will go down in history as one of the wildest campaigns the country has ever seen. Only a few months ago, Pierre Poilievre and Canada’s Conservatives had a 25-point lead.