Former Central Banker Mark Carney To Lead Canada, Replacing Trudeau, Amid Rising U.S. Tensions

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Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after winning the Liberal Party leadership with over 85% of the vote. He replaces Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02Mark Carney will become Canada's next prime minister after winning the Liberal Party

00:06leadership with over 85% of the vote. He replaces Justin Trudeau, who announced his

00:11resignation in January. The former central banker criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war

00:17and annexation threats, vowing to maintain retaliatory tariffs until Americans show

00:21respect, he said. Carney is a former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor.

00:26Raising Canadian nationalism amid U.S. tensions has bolstered liberal support,

00:31while conservatives had hoped to campaign against Trudeau.

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