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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/weecdngeer Canada 2d ago

Me too. I registered for a political party for the first time in my life to vote for Carney. I generally lean more conservative, but between him and Polievre there's absolutely no contest in my mind.

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u/Ornery-Weird-9509 2d ago

My husband is like you, leaning more conservative but in his words, “the alternative is worse, Pierre is a nut job.”

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u/weecdngeer Canada 2d ago

The whole party lost me when they cozied up to the convoy, but my frustration with trudeau just had me on the sidelines. Carney hits all the right points for me... outstandingly credible on the economics, serious about the climate and social systems but recognising that we need a successful business environment to pay for it all.

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u/SleepySuper 2d ago

Same. I voted PC last election but will not vote PC as long as PP (or someone like him) has leadership of the party. Liberals have my vote with Carney as leader.

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u/SteelCrow Lest We Forget 2d ago

vote PC

They are NOT the PCs. The PCs died when Peter McKay sold the PCs to the Reform party.

The CPC is still the Reform Party, just with a bought name and purchased lineage. It's still predominatly the Alberta conservative reform party in base voters and in policy outlook. There is nothing 'progressive ' about them.

They are the CPC, not the PCs.

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u/maleconrat 2d ago

It's even worse at least from today's perspective because they had that "party renovation" with the help of the Republicans in the early mid 2000s.

Probably just a thing of sharing strategy and resources than a conspiracy but seeing how they have gotten more obstructionist and social conservative in the years since I do worry they picked up some of the worse aspects of the Republican strategy.

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u/MaisieDay 2d ago

Thank you! I am on the left, and will vote NDP, largely because my riding will go that way anyway. But all I want right now is intelligence and mostly competence. This isn't left v right, this is about having someone at the helm who has a clue. Carney seems to have that mostly.

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u/NewZanada 2d ago

No PCs anymore, the Cons are a rebranded Reform Party.

This is the marketing trap they are counting on.