Canada’s Liberal Party voted today to choose Mark Carney to replace Justin Trudeau as party leader and the country’s prime minister. Carney won 85.9% of the votes cast by Liberal Party members today. An unelected technocrat, Carney has deep experience in economics and banking finance having led the Bank of Canada during the 2008 global crisis and the Bank of England during the UK’s Brexit. He will be sworn in early this week. As he doesn’t hold a seat in Parliament, he is expected to call for federal elections soon where he will face off with Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party.
Breaking News: Mark Carney, a banker, will replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s Liberal Party leader and the country’s prime minister. The party chose him to take on President Trump amid a generational crisis in Canada’s relationship with the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/w… [image or embed]
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) March 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
From the New York Times:
Federal elections must be held by October in line with Canada’s rules. The Conservative Party, led by Mr. Poilievre, had long maintained a 20-plus point lead over the Liberals in polls, but the gap has been closing since Mr. Trudeau announced his resignation and Mr. Trump started making moves against Canada.
The latest polling suggests that most respondents would choose Mr. Carney over Mr. Poilievre if he led the Liberal Party into the elections.
Polling also shows that Canadians would prefer Mr. Carney to negotiate with Mr. Trump over Mr. Poilievre. Mr. Poilievre has suffered a serious setback in polls, as some voters see him as too close ideologically to Mr. Trump.
During his acceptance speech today, he had tough words for Trump’s recent shenanigans against Canada in terms of tariffs and becoming the “51st state” of the U.S. “America is not Canada. And Canada never, ever, will be part of America in any way, shape or form,” said Carney. “We didn’t ask for this fight, but Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves.’’ “So Americans should make no mistake,’’ he continued. “In trade, as in hockey, Canada will win.”
Carney: Canada never ever will be part of America in any way, shape, or form. We didn’t ask for this fight, but Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves. pic.twitter.com/MLSRpFP1Ix
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 9, 2025
Mark Carney, who last month likened Donald Trump to Lord Voldemort, is set to become the next prime minister of Canada.https://t.co/P76CWy6hbj
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 10, 2025
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