On Wednesday’s Backchat, we talked about the Canadian election results, as the Liberal Party's Mark Carney holds on to power and remains the country’s Prime Minister.

The Liberal Party’s victory seemed uncertain a few months ago, but the return of Donald Trump to the White House, his tariffs and comments about the country seem to have united Canadians behind the economist-turned-politician, whose defiant stance on Trump contrasted sharply with that of his Conservative rival, Pierre Poilievre.


Carney has pledged to take a tough approach in dealing with the Trump administration while strengthening ties with the European Union. But, having fallen short of securing a majority government, this may be easier said than done. What challenges lie ahead for the new government?


In the last part of the show, we explored a study analysing business sentiment amongst SMEs in the city.

9:05am-9:47am: Canadian election results
9:05am-9:47am: Alejandro Reyes, Professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration,The University of Hong Kong
9:05am-9:47am: Richard Wright, author, former Legislative Assistant and past Federal Liberal Riding Association President
9:05am-9:47am: James Thomson-Sakhrani, Vice President of the Canadian Club of Hong Kong and Managing Director of the Amber Foundation
9:47am-10:00am: Trade war and business sentiment

9:47am-10:00am: Kelvin Lau, Senior Economist (Greater China and North Asia) at Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong