Trump may have helped the Liberals' election chances by providing a trigger to consolidate their (dwindling) base (Conservatives nowhere to be seen in the narrative battle), but then the PRC jumps in.
Which is weird, considering the leanings of the PRC.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-war/China-hits-Canada-with-retaliatory-tariffs-on-some-farm-food-products