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Canada's liberal party votes for a new leader - to replace outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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Carney, 59, will succeed Justin Trudeau, who announced in January that he would step down amid low approval ratings following a decade in office.
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The prominent central banker and investor was chosen in a crucial leadership race amid threats from President Trump. He is expected to quickly call a federal election.
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;Resize=(620)) March 9, 2025 | Mark Carney becomes prime minister-designate with the overwhelming support of the Liberal party, but will Canadians follow suit? The challenges ahead and when a federal election could happen.
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Former central banker Mark Carney, elected Sunday by Canada's governing Liberal Party to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, tapped into surging Canadian nationalism and anger at President Donald Trump's "unjustified tariffs" after his landslide win. "We cannot let him succeed and we won't."
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