By Rob Gillies
TORONTO (AP) – Former central banker Mark Carney will become the next Prime Minister of Canada after the Liberal Party Director elected him on Sunday from his leader while the country deals with the trade war and the annexation of American president Donald Trump, and a federal election is looming.
Carney, 59, replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January but remains Prime Minister until his successor is sworn in the coming days. Carney won in a landslide, winning 85.9% of the vote.
Carney has sailed crises when he was head of the Bank of Canada and when, in 2013, he became the first non-citizen to lead the Bank of England since its creation in 1694. His appointment won bipartite praise in the United Kingdom after Canada has recovered in the event of a 2008 financial crisis more quickly than many other countries.
The opposition conservatives hoped that the elections on Trudeau, whose popularity decreased as the prices of food and housing increased and that immigration has increased.
Trump’s trade war and his speech on the creation of Canada The 51st US state exasperated the Canadians, who upset the American anthem in the NHL and NBA matches. Some cancel trips south of the border, and many avoid buying American products when they can.
The strong increase in Canadian nationalism has strengthened the chances of the Liberal Party during a parliamentary election expected in a few days or weeks, and liberal projections regularly improved opinion polls.
“We have made it the largest country in the world and now our neighbors want to take us. No question, ”said Carney.
After decades of bilateral stability, the vote on the next Canada leader should now focus on who is best equipped to meet the United States.
Carney picked up an approval after the other of the ministers of the cabinet and members of the Parliament since he declared his candidacy in January. He is a very educated economist with the experience of Wall Street who has long been interested in entering politics and becoming Prime Minister, but there is a lack of political experience.
The other best liberal management candidate was the former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Trudeau told Freeland in December that he no longer wanted him as Minister of Finance, but that he could remain assistant and the point of points for American-Canadian relations. Freeland resigned shortly after, publishing a scathing letter on the government which turned out to be the last straw for Trudeau.
Carney should trigger an election shortly after. Either the new leader of the Liberal Party will call one, or the opposition parties in the Parliament could force one with a vote without confidence later this month.
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