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For her part, Leitch continued to position herself as "the only candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada who is standing up for Canadian values."
Senior members of her team, including Nick Kouvalis, the man who was also behind the successful mayoral campaign of late former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, also doubled down on rhetoric that echoed sentiments expressed by Trump throughout this campaign.
"The elites are out of touch with regular, average people that are trying so hard to realize the promise of the CDN/USA dream," he tweeted. "Hope & Change!"
Since Leitch launched her campaign last month, she's repeatedly been compared to Trump, who has proposed building a wall between Mexico and the US, deporting all illegal immigrants, and conducting "extreme vetting" of anyone looking to move to the U.S.
In September, Leitch had distanced herself from Trump, saying her proposal was about "having a conversation about our Canadian values, about what we're about, about a positive, constructive conversation about the reality of the values that built our nation."
"This is a fundamentally a different conversation than what people are trying to depict it as," said Leitch in an interview with CBC. "I understand the compulsion to go there, but that's not what this is about."
Meanwhile, leadership candidate Deepak Obhrai didn't take a position on Trump himself, but did tell the National Post that his win should show Canadian politicians that they "shouldn't underestimate the underdog."
"The establishment should take note of it… They should all take note of what people want. Donald Trump tapped into the discontent with the establishment."
Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose also released a statement on Wednesday, congratulating Trump on his victory, before urging Trudeau to reach out to Trump to make approval of the "job-creating" Keystone XL pipeline, for which they've both expressed support, a "top priority."
"The close ties between our countries are equally important at the local, state and Congressional level, and we will be seeking to strengthen those ties and our cooperation for years to come," she said.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a muted congratulatory statement, and at a large youth gathering in Ottawa sought to draw parallels between Canadians and Americans in their common desire for a "fair shot at success."
"People want to succeed. People want to know that themselves, that their families, that their kids, that their grandkids will be able to succeed and we need to work together to get that," he said, vowing to work closely with Trump's administration. "We share a purpose our two countries where we want to build places where the middle class and those working hard to join it have a chance."
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This article has been updated to reflect additional reporting.