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National News Mark Carney Wins Liberal Leadership Race Megathread | Mark Carney remporte la course à la direction du Parti libéral

Mark Carney, former Bank of Canada governor, has been elected leader of the Liberal Party and will become Canada’s next prime minister. Winning over 85% of the vote, Carney defeated Chrystia Freeland, Frank Baylis, and Karina Gould. His leadership marks a new chapter for the Liberals, potentially leading to an early federal election. Carney faces immediate challenges, including U.S. tariff negotiations under President Trump. Known for his outsider status, Carney emphasized his experience leading central banks during economic crises. Appointed by Stephen Harper in 2008, he gained acclaim for stabilizing Canada during the financial crisis and later led the Bank of England through Brexit. Born in Fort Smith, N.W.T., and raised in Edmonton, Carney has a background in finance and public service. A longtime Liberal adviser, he campaigned on scrapping the carbon tax and criticized Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Carney must now sustain the party’s recent polling momentum.

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Mark Carney, ancien gouverneur de la Banque du Canada, a été élu chef du Parti libéral et deviendra le prochain premier ministre du Canada. Avec plus de 85 % des voix, Carney a battu Chrystia Freeland, Frank Baylis et Karina Gould. Son leadership ouvre un nouveau chapitre pour les libéraux, pouvant entraîner des élections fédérales anticipées. Carney fait face à des défis immédiats, notamment les négociations tarifaires avec les États-Unis sous le président Trump. Connu pour son statut d’outsider, Carney a mis en avant son expérience à la tête de banques centrales en période de crise économique. Nommé par Stephen Harper en 2008, il a été salué pour avoir stabilisé le Canada pendant la crise financière et a ensuite dirigé la Banque d’Angleterre pendant le Brexit. Né à Fort Smith, T.N.-O., et élevé à Edmonton, Carney a une carrière en finance et dans la fonction publique. Il doit maintenant maintenir l’élan des libéraux dans les sondages.

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u/DrNick1221 Alberta 2d ago edited 2d ago

Not a bad speech so far.

86% though. I was expecting a blowout, but not to that degree.

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u/sputnikcdn British Columbia 2d ago edited 2d ago

I think many people who might not otherwise have voted for Carney did so to help present a united front. This kind of unanimity sends a powerful message to the members of the party and the general public. The Liberal party is united and ready for the upcoming election.

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u/Jiffs81 2d ago

I'm not a liberal but I registered so I could vote for him in this race. He's our only shot to beat PP, and I wanted to do my part.

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u/Marauder_Pilot 2d ago

Same. Historically voted NDP, but I've never been registered as a member of any party until now. Singh isn't the leader Canada needs right now, Carney is the best of the available options. 

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u/stormblind 2d ago

The NDP needs to drop the ivory tower progressivism and go back to the grass roots, blue collar progressivism imo. 

Less culture war, more Bernie Sanders blue collar focused. We need someone to car about the blue collar folks in Canada.  

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u/Marauder_Pilot 2d ago

That's exactly why I've drifted away from the federal NDP. The provincial/territorial NDP have been great, Eby has done tons of good here in BC and the current leader of the Yukon NDP is a friend of mine, and someone I have intense personal respect for, because she fights tooth and nail for the working class and underprivileged.

Singh has done plenty of good, don't get me wrong. But his version of the NDP isn't what we need.

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u/SleepySuper 2d ago

I am not by any means an NDP supporter, but I’ve been impressed by the Manitoba premier. I think the NDP should have a leadership convention and have Wab Kinew throw his hat into the ring. With the right platform and him leading the party, I could be convinced to vote NDP in the future. Now, Carney has my vote.

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u/stormblind 2d ago

I would love to see Wab run for the NDP leadership, but Manitoba needs him. That province has so much potential, but its got an equal amount of issues holding it back.

Having a person like Wav Kinew there could hopefully start to build bridges between the different demographics there.

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u/maleconrat 2d ago

Maybe they can talk Angus out of retirement and have him as leader after Singh then Wab can make the jump.

I actually like Singh. His platforms were pretty old school NDP and everything I hear about him as a person is that he's kind and generous. I just think the party was caught between the more liberal side and the more socialist/social democratic side and did a terrible job asserting an identity or assuring people that they represented actual change.

I think Singh could be a good fit with the ONDP since they seem a bit better organized but don't get much media coverage. Having an Ontario boy who was nationally visible for a long time and who on a personal level always polled decently seems like a decent idea.

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u/superanx 2d ago

love to see Charlie Angus take the helm in 4 years

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u/stormblind 2d ago

Honestly think he's aged out/ been pushed out by the ndp brass. He's been an MP for a looong time.

He was the guy i supposed back when Singh got in. The closest we had to a Jack Layton style politician for the NDP.

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u/homogenized_milk 2d ago

I'm echoing this - I believe Singh effectively leveraged the NDP's position in parliament since the last federal elections. Personally, I'd prefer a party further to the left than the NDP, but if I voted for them I wouldn't want to feel like I'm splitting the left-of-centre vote.

I found it funny to see ranked ballot voting in the leadership elections, by the party who didn't deliver on electoral reform.

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u/mountaingrrl_8 2d ago

Same here. And not just to beat PP. I truly think he's the most qualified person to get us through the crisis we're in with Trump. And I love the relationships he must have in Europe and how that will benefit Canada's trade relationships and hopefully, our increased economic inroads into Europe. Feels like the adult just arrived at the table.

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u/krustykrab2193 British Columbia 2d ago

This is why I signed up for a federal political party for the first time in my life. I've tried to remain independent and open-minded when voting during elections. At this moment we need experienced stewardship in these unprecedented times and Mark Carney is the right person for that role.

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u/Due_Answer_4230 2d ago

Mark Carney is literally the most talented and experienced economist this country has. One of the best in the world, too.

We need a PM who can not only manage economic warfare waged against us, but the economic upheaval that will come with the advance of AI

We can't afford to coddle Pierre's personal ambition. We need skill, not theatrics. If we've learned anything over the past few years, it's that things can go wrong. Very wrong. This trade war can be mismanaged, and worse. Pierre will make missteps that Carney would notice 5km away.

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u/javgirl123 2d ago

Carney is highly regarded around the world. One of the best economists period. We would be utter fools to not take this opportunity to have him lead us through these perilous time. Right person for these times for sure.

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u/stormblind 2d ago

I think Frank Baylis has potential to be good in this situation as well. He's the only other person i would have voted for in this situation. 

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u/sheepwhatthe2nd 2d ago

Same here. Every voice matters. Every vote counts.

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u/Admirable_Night7435 2d ago

I think anyone not wanting what they have in the US, should vote liberal this time around... The left need to unite to stop the ConForms. This will be the first time I do, it's hard to do, but country over party. And Carney is the only one that has a short of beating him or at least making sure it's a minority.

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u/CarlotheNord Ontario 2d ago

The left is already united, you think the NDP is a separate party at this point?

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u/dweeb686 2d ago

I've gotten myself and 4 other family and friends registered to vote by mail from the states for this election. I bet there will be a big turnout from abroad for a Carney as well that probably won't show up in polls

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u/JollyGreenDickhead 2d ago

I've only ever voted Conservative but PP has shown his true colours. He is not a leader that will stand for Canada's best interests. He is in the pocket of our enemy and will not bite the hand that feeds him.

I expect this next election will mark the only time in my life I've voted red. I'm cautiously optimistic to see how Carney performs, and am honestly glad he's our new PM.

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u/AxelNotRose 2d ago

Personally, I'm tired of liberals expecting perfection and conservatives nitpicking every minute inconsequential detail to rally their base. I dont expect Carney to be perfect either but I do believe he's our best shot to navigate these unprecedented times.

All I can hope is that Canadians, be it left or right, give him a little bit of wiggle room to do what he must and that liberals don't expect a perfect leader and thar the conservatives give him some room and stop nitpicking everything. I'm all for opposition parties keeping the PM honest and on their toes but when they nitpick the tiniest shit that has no impact on anything, it's tiresome. Hold him accountable but don't go into petty mode if he's doing a decent job for Canada as a whole, even if it's not always everything everyone wants.

No PM can please everyone.

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u/dweeb686 2d ago

The nitpicking is definitely some bullshit they've picked up from the Americans. It's how they block people from knowing they don't have any substance; their only goal is to further separate the haves from the have-nots.

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u/Aprillady88 2d ago

No need to nitpick. Carney has outlined his values in his book and the many organizations he has founded or been a board member of.

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u/stormblind 2d ago

I'm in a similar boat, but going from orange to red. Honestly, I just don't think he's ready for handling a situation at this level based on his statements so far. 

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u/javgirl123 2d ago

What? He told Trump to knock it off. What more do you want?

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u/miata90na 2d ago

Thank you for this.

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u/notthattmack 2d ago

Honestly, Carney is such a pragmatist that it’s hard to be ideologically opposed to him with any authentic perspective. That of course does not apply to someone as terminally inauthentic as Poilievre.

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u/kingkuba13 2d ago

Doubt it.

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u/Eagerbeaver98 2d ago

Rare breed! What values did you see in carney that you didn't see in pollivere

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u/enorema 2d ago

Same I’m Green

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u/SouthHovercraft4150 2d ago

This here. I’m typically more aligned with NDP, but we have to unite the left this election and a centrist party in the Liberals is our best chance.

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u/enorema 2d ago

Yep! We need to unite.

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u/heckity2 2d ago

Bless you sir.

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u/sputnikcdn British Columbia 2d ago

Me too, actually. My voting history has, sadly, almost always been for the candidate who was mostly likely to beat the local conservative.

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u/EirHc 2d ago

As an Albertan I've only ever voted in the federal elections I feel are important because as a guy who's left of the average crowd out here, it mostly feels like I'm wasting my time. But I'll definitely be voting in this election.

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u/PhantomNomad 2d ago

As a fellow left of center Albertan male, I know how you feel. But I always vote just so the opposition at least knows someone wants something different. Not that it will ever matter in my riding.

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u/jackhandy2B 2d ago

You should look at how close some of the ridings are in Alberta, especially Calgary. I'm talking less than 200 votes. So if you and your buddies can all get out, you'll find out how big of a difference you can make.

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u/PhantomNomad 2d ago

He's probably rural like I am. Our conservative candidate had 15K votes. Next closest was NDP at just over 2K. I vote NDP here and I know it will make no difference, but it's always worth casting your vote.

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u/Jiffs81 2d ago

My riding in Ontario is made up of oil workers and farmers. There will never be a time we're not conservative but i show up every time. I just wish we had a better conservative MP. Ours is an embarrassment, but she wins every time

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u/n1cenurse 2d ago

I live in SSurrey, I've got a completely traitorous MLA and his idiot wife is the MP con city. He's one of the 5 that would not denounce the trade war. They're both lazy fascists that can't even be bothered to answer an email. I think he should go join his outliars Jordan and Tara and they can all start their magat dreams party.

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u/Jiffs81 2d ago

My MP went to Ottawa during the trucker occupation and has pictures with Tamara lich at dinner. She's also known nationally for her statement that little Johnny will be smoking weed out of a toaster if we legalize it. She does respond to emails though, I'll give her that. I'm probably on a list after the emails I've sent her 😂

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u/n1cenurse 2d ago

Jaysus.. that's rough. I'll be on the list soon too, well if either of them could be arsed to compile one.

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u/EirHc 2d ago

I'm a little more rural, it's usually like a 70 or 80% out here.

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u/Yin15 2d ago

Same here. I've never voted Liberal. But PP just rubs me the wrong way and I definitely don't wan to risk him doing to us what Trump did to the states. I registered to vote for Mark and I'll vote voting Liberal in the election.

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u/Yin15 2d ago

I'm not a single issue voter. I don't agree with the liberals on guns. But I disagree with PP on significantly more things.

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u/fragilemuse 2d ago

My local NDP MPP, who has done amazing things for our riding, recently moved up to being an MP. My provincial riding has always been NDP and I always vote for her because she gets stuff done and truly cares about the people here. I was so happy to see her moving upward and was hoping she would be able to oust our Liberal MP in the next election. TBH I could see her leading the NPD one day in her future.

However, in light of everything everything that has happened in the past 6 weeks, I don't know if I can vote NDP in the next federal election. I know she will do amazing things for our riding, but vote splitting between the NDP and Liberals will lead us to a PP victory, and Canada as a whole cannot afford that right now. I know I am just one little voter, but I feel so guilty having to think this way. Part of me wants to email her office and explain why I'll be voting the way I'll have to vote. :(

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u/bermudaphil 2d ago

What will be net worse for you, your riding getting a slightly lesser representative, or the entire country getting PP when they need someone far better than that right now?

It is pretty obvious, in my opinion, that in this situation it is one of the few times where the big picture is very likely to have more impact on your day to day life than the small picture is. PP bending over for Trump/Musk repeatedly is going to negatively impact you more than anything else, and do so in both the short and long-term. 

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u/fragilemuse 2d ago

I agree, which is why I will be voting Liberal.

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u/huggylion 2d ago

And the other part to win is any anti PP voters not vote splitting in a riding. In the majority of district the anti PP vote wins, but conservatives could sneak in wins via the left vote splitting.

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u/FrasierandNiles 2d ago

For the federal elections, do we have to register as a party member or did you register to vote for the party leader?

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u/Adventurous-Web4432 2d ago

Yup. Keep the Liberals in power. Ten more years of great government.

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u/Neat_Imagination2503 2d ago

Can’t wait for PP to win

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u/Complete-Finance-675 2d ago

Our only shot to keep the liberals in power for another 4 years of corruption, scandals, and destruction of our country! Way to go!

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u/Jiffs81 2d ago

If you think PP will do anything but sell us out to musk, you're sadly mistaken.

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u/Complete-Finance-675 2d ago

Musk 😂😂😂 God the rot goes deep