Mark Carney to succeed Trudeau as PM

• Mark Carney, former central banker, has been elected as Canada’s new Prime Minister by the Liberal Party.
• Carney replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who resigned in January.
• Carney won a landslide with 85.9% of the votes, stating that Canada will continue retaliatory tariffs until “the Americans show us respect.”
• Carney has a history of managing crises, including being the head of the Bank of Canada and the first non-citizen to run the Bank of England.
• His appointment won bipartisan praise in the UK after Canada recovered from the 2008 financial crisis.