Economist and former Bank of England and Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney won the leadership contest for the Liberal Party on Sunday.
President Donald Trump is set to face a new challenger in his North American trade war after Canada’s Liberal Party elected Mark Carney to succeed outgoing prime minister Justin Trudeau. Carney, a 59-year-old economist and former central banker,
Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took parting shots at President Donald Trump on his way out of office. Trudeau is expected to step down this week once Mark Carney is sworn in as prime minister after winning the Liberal Party’s race for a new leader.
Carney will officially become Canada’s new leader in the coming days and take over his country’s response to President Trump’s trade war.