Mark Carney is sworn in as Canada's next prime minister

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Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s prime minister on Friday, positioning him to tackle potential US tariffs under President Donald Trump that could impact Canada’s trade-dependent economy.  He took the oath of office in the presence of Governor General Mary Simon, the representative of King Charles.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's Prime Minister on Friday, positioning him to tackle

00:07potential U.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump that could impact Canada's trade-dependent

00:12economy.

00:13He took the oath of office in the presence of Governor General Mary Simon, the representative

00:19of King Charles.

00:20He reshaped his cabinet to focus on U.S. relations and reduced several ministerial positions

00:26from Justin Trudeau's administration.

00:30Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc will take over the international trade portfolio, with

00:35Innovation Minister François Philippe Champagne replacing him.

00:39Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie remains in her role, while former Finance Minister Chrystia

00:44Freeland, whose resignation last December contributed to Trudeau's exit, is now Transport

00:49Minister.

00:50Carney, former Bank of Canada and Bank of England chief, positioned himself as the best

00:56candidate to counter Trump's annexation remarks.

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