Mark Carney has been elected leader of Canada's Liberal Party with a strong mandate, succeeding Justin Trudeau as prime minister. Carney, a former central banker with experience in leading economies through crises, is set to tackle challenges from U.S. trade policies and rising Canadian nationalism. He has vowed to maintain retaliatory tariffs until the U.S. respects Canada, amid increasing tensions over American trade threats and proposals suggesting Canada's annexation. The upcoming federal election is expected to hinge on these issues, particularly as public sentiment against the U.S. grows.
We didn't ask for this fight. But Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves. The Americans, they should make no mistake, in trade, as in hockey, Canada will win.
Carney navigated crises when he was the head of the Bank of Canada and when in 2013 he became the first noncitizen to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694.
The surge in Canadian nationalism has bolstered the Liberal Party's chances in a parliamentary election expected within days or weeks.
The opposition Conservatives hoped to make the election about Trudeau, whose popularity declined as food and housing prices rose and immigration surged.
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