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The leader of the sovereigntist party, which only runs candidates in Quebec, did urge Carney to avoid pressing the province on certain issues, noting that collaboration goes both ways.

The sovereigntist Bloc Québécois have maintained a vote share of 8%, although it remains to be seen how that translates into seats.

Canadians have historically voted in either Conservative or Liberal governments, but smaller parties - like the NDP or the Bloc Québécois, a sovereigntist party that only runs candidates in the province of Quebec - have in the past formed Official Opposition.

A Rutgers University historian, Jennifer Mittelstadt, has suggested that Trump is more accurately categorized as a “sovereigntist,” a nearly forgotten label from the early 20th century.

His new “sovereigntist” foreign policy might be cheaper in the short run.