Carney has been both central bank governor of Canada and later the UK. 59 -year -old Carney is taken in the course of the next few days. Justin Trudeau announced in January that he wanted to step down, but has been sitting as prime minister until the party has landed new leader. The main opponent was Trudeau’s former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. He won a superior victory at the election meeting of the party in Ottawa and received 131,000 out of 151,000 votes. Carney was congratulated by supporters in Ottawa after the victory. In his lap he gets a trade war with the United States and a short election campaign. Photo: AP – USA wants our country Carney quickly pointed to the threat from Trump after the victory. In his first speech as party leader, he said that “the Americans want our resources, our water and our country”. – Someone is trying to weaken our economy. Donald Trump has, as we know, introduced unjustified penalties on what we build, what we sell and what is our livelihood, Carney said. – He attacks Canadian families, workers and companies. We cannot and should not let him succeed, he said. He added that Canada will retain retaliation, until “the Americans show us respect”. Choices in Stop Carney have strong support in the party, also from many of the ministers in the Trudeau government. The main opponent was Trudeau’s former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. It is expected to soon be elected, either by Carney announcing one, or by the opposition asking cabinet questions over the next few weeks. Trudeau announced in January that he wanted to step down, but has been sitting as prime minister until the party has landed new leader. “Canadians face an existential challenge from our neighbor,” Trudeau said in his farewell speech on Sunday. The then Bank of England boss Mark Carney (left) and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires in 2018. Now the former is taking over for the latter. Photo: AP inexperienced politician Carney was praised for the job as central bank governor after Canada’s economy recovered faster than many others after the 2008 financial crisis. After retiring as British Central Bank Governor in 2020, he has worked in the UN system, among other things, to get the private sector to invest in climate-friendly technology. He has never been elected, and analysts have pointed to the lack of political experience as a possible weakness. Carney has portrayed herself as a new voice with a different course than Trudeau, which he says has not done enough to build the Canadian economy. Published 09.03.2025, at. 23.50 Updated 10.03.2025, at. 00.41
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