Trudeau announced his resignation in January, after lose political support during 2024.
The Liberal Party solidly backed Carney to succeed him, hoping that his Experience at the head of the Central Banks of Canada and England During historical crises, the population, which faces a Commercial War potentially devastating.
The investiture ceremony will take place at 11.00 local time in Ottawa and will be officiated by the governor general, representative of King Carlos III.
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Carney, who at 59 had never held a public office, promised a fluid and fast transition.
Assumes power in the midst of the storm generated by tariffs on imports imposed by the president Donald Trump, that has made repeated calls to Canada become state 51 of the United States.
“Americans should not be wrong: both in commerce and hockey, Canada will win“Victoria said in his speech, when he was elected new leader of the Liberal Party.
“Canada will never be part of the United States, In no way, ”he said, in a challenging tone. “That will never happen,” he said.
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“Ready to negotiate”
Carney said she was ready to sit down with Trump to negotiate a new commercial agreement and thus avoid more economic conflicts.
This week the 25 % tariff that the United States imposed on Steel and aluminum importsand Canada responded with new tariffs on US products.
Carney worked at the Goldman Sachs investment bank before directing the Central Bank of Canada during the 2008-2009 financial crisis and the Bank of England during the Brexit turbulence.
It is presented as someone solidly prepared to lead a country shaken by the commercial war promoted by the United States, A country that was its greatest ally And in which, according to Carney, Canada can no longer trust.
But You may not occupy the position for a long time. Canada must celebrate elections in October, and it is likely that a few weeks will go a few weeks. Recent opinion surveys reflected a slight favoritism for the conservative opposition. Trump’s threats will be in the center of the Canadian electoral campaign.
From the beginning of his second term, Trump has used Tariffs as a negotiation tool with its commercial partners, as an incentive for companies to settle in the country and as a source of income for federal finances.
Trump demands from China, Mexico and Canada to make more to stop the traffic of fentanyl to the United States, although in the case of Canada the smuggling by the border is insignificant.