Mark Carney has been elected as the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Carney clinched victory decisively, on the first ballot.

Summary

Mark Carney has been elected as the new Liberal Party leader in Canada with a commanding 85.9% of votes, following Justin Trudeau’s resignation.

The former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor will become Canada’s 24th prime minister within days.

In his victory speech, Carney took aim at both Donald Trump and Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, vowing to maintain Canada’s tariffs until Americans “show us respect.”

Carney, despite never holding elected office, enters leadership as Canada faces trade tensions with the U.S. and a potential early election. He must secure a parliamentary seat and finalize the transition with Trudeau.

  • vilmos@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I really don’t understand the difference…

    Why is PP’s past “speculative and irrelevant” but Carney’s isn’t? If anything, we’ve seen PP be lackluster and ineffective in Parliament while any comments about Carney are speculative.

    And during an election where we have limited options comparison is necessary and unavoidable