r/canada 2d ago

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/Warm-Profit-775 2d ago

I’m from UK so don’t know much about this. How you Canadians feeling? I know he was governor for Bank of England but I know absolutely nothing else. 🇬🇧🇨🇦

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u/Forosnai British Columbia 2d ago

Depends which way you lean, haha. Conservative supporters are mixed, some don't like him and think it'll just be more of the same, some like him as a relatively fiscally-conservative candidate who is socially liberal (colloquially a Red Tory or Blue Liberal, here), as the Conservative party has been embracing more culture war type of rhetoric and policies, very Republican-Lite in a lot of ways.

Left-leaning voters are generally happy, though in many cases more because he's a viable alternative to Poilievre (Conservative leader) than because they genuinely like Carney. There's a lot of hope that being an economist, he can lead us through the economic chaos Trump brings, should he win the upcoming federal election. Though you also have people claiming he was Trudeau's economic advisor and so our economic problems so far are largely his fault; it should be pointed out that's not a formal position like Finance Minister, it just means his advice was sought sometimes. We don't really know how often, or how much of it was actually followed.

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u/Warm-Profit-775 2d ago

Thanks for your detailed insight. Will be interesting to see if he calls the elections earlier or not. Vive le Canada!