Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed titan of global deal-making and nationalist bravado, just got humiliated by the very country he loves to insult - Canada.

With the election of Mark Carney as Prime Minister, the Canucks delivered a roaring rebuke not only to the US leader but to the hideous version of America he represents - arrogant, unstable, and dangerously delusional. Let's be honest, this wasn't just a Canadian election. It was a referendum on Trumpism and, by extension, the States.

Canadians, America's closest and most loyal ally, have had enough. Enough of the trade wars. Enough of being branded the "51st state." Enough of being treated like a doormat for Trump's latest tantrum. What happened at the ballot box was less a Liberal Party recovery and more an international gut punch to a discredited figurehead.

Trump triggered this backlash himself. He kicked off a pointless trade war against Canada, wanting tariffs on steel, aluminium, and dairy with all the subtlety of a barroom brawl. He smeared a peaceful, democratic neighbour as weak and subordinate, then expected diplomatic loyalty in return. He misread Canada completely - mistaking kindness for submission and partnership for dependency.

Canadians responded the only way a proud, sovereign nation could by using their votes to send a message so loud it echoed across the border.

Former Bank of England governor Carney, now a measured, globally respected politician, rode that backlash all the way to power.

He inherited a Liberal Party floundering after Justin Trudeau's missteps, down by more than 25 points and transformed it into a platform for national defiance.

He stood up to Trump's bullying and drew a line in the snow - Canada will not be anyone's puppet. This rejection is far bigger than one man or one election. It marks a sobering turning point in the world's relationship with the States.

For decades, America was admired as the leader of the free world - a beacon of democracy, stability, and reason.

Under Trump, it has become a punchline. An unstable, angry, nation-baiting circus that shouts about freedom while eroding it at home and abusing it abroad.

The world is watching, and it is moving on. Nations like Canada are no longer looking to Washington for leadership. They're building new alliances, strengthening regional partnerships, and investing in self-reliance to insulate themselves from the chaos of modern America.

This is Trumpism's true legacy - a smaller, meaner, more isolated States. The message from Canada couldn't be clearer; if America wants to act like a belligerent, fading empire, it will be treated like one. Trump may still swagger at his rallies and scream about greatness, but his lies stop cold at the border.

Carney's victory wasn't just a political win. It was a polite, precise, and utterly devastating rejection of everything Trump - and, increasingly, America - stands for.

And that rejection is only the beginning.

Trump is Canada's goose who got well and truly cooked.