Canada’s Liberals choose economist Mark Carney to succeed Justin Trudeau
The next prime minister and party leader, a former governor of the central banks of Canada and England, will have to deal with the tense relationship with the US
Members of the Liberal Party of Canada on Sunday elected the economist Mark Carney to be their new leader in a landslide vote. Carney, 59, will replace the outgoing party leader and prime minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation early this year. A former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, Carney will be sworn in in the coming days and is expected to call a federal election soon after that. His immediate responsibilities will include dealing with the tariff war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump as well as the latter’s threats of annexation.
