Mark Carney wins race to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada PM

Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has won the contention to win Justin Trudeau arsenic Canada's premier curate and Liberal Party leader.

Carney, 59, volition pb the enactment into the adjacent wide election, which is expected to beryllium called successful the coming weeks.

In his triumph speech, Carney lashed retired astatine US President Donald Trump, who has ignited a commercialized warfare with Canada and made comments astir making the state the 51st US state.

Carney, who has ne'er served successful elected office, takes powerfulness astatine a clip of heavy instability for Canada. The Liberals person been trailing Conservatives successful sentiment polls, though they person narrowed the spread since the commercialized warfare with Trump began.

The enactment contention began successful January aft Trudeau resigned pursuing astir a decennary successful office. He had faced interior unit to discontinue implicit heavy unpopularity with voters.

Carney is expected to beryllium sworn successful arsenic premier curate successful the coming days, and volition pb a number authorities successful Parliament.

He could either telephone a drawback wide predetermination himself oregon the absorption parties could unit 1 with a no-confidence ballot aboriginal this month.

After being declared victor connected Sunday night, Carney said: "Canadians cognize that caller threats request caller ideas and a caller plan.

"They cognize that caller challenges request caller leadership. Canadians privation affirmative enactment that volition extremity part and assistance america physique together."

On Trump, helium said the US president had placed "unjustified tariffs" connected Canada.

"He's attacking Canadian workers, families, and businesses," said Carney. "We can't fto him succeed."

He said his authorities would support tariffs connected US imports "until the Americans amusement america respect".