ICYMI: Mark Carney Is Canada's Next Prime Minister

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🗓️ 10 March 2025

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Our neighbors to the north have a new leader. On Sunday, the Liberal Party of Canada held a leadership election to replace its outgoing party leader and prime minister, Justin Trudeau.

Its members chose Mark Carney, a former bank governor who has never held elected office. The change in leadership comes in the wake of the United States launching a trade war against Canada.

How will the country's next prime minister navigate such frosty relations? And how will Carney and his party fair in the general election that takes place next year?

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0:39.3	Our neighbors to the north have a new leader.
0:41.8	On Sunday, the ruling Liberal Party of Canada held a leadership election to replace outgoing
0:46.4	party leader and prime minister, Justin Trudeau.
0:49.7	Its members chose Mark Carney.
0:51.9	He's a former bank governor who has never held elected office.
0:54.9	America is not Canada. And Canada never, ever will be part of America in any way, shape,
1:03.6	or form. We didn't ask for this fight.
1:15.3	The Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves.
1:19.1	So the Americans, they should make no mistake.
1:23.4	In trade, as in hockey, Canada will win.
1:29.2	That's Carney speaking after his victory on Sunday.
1:34.0	The change in leadership comes in the wake of the U.S. president launching a trade war.
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