Mark Carney, the chief of the former UK and Canada’s central bank, has won the race to be the leader of the Liberal Party in Canada and is poised to become the next prime minister of Canada, replacing the incumbent Justin Trudeau. Carney, 59, will take on the role of prime ministership at a time when Canada is facing a trade war situation with the US led by President Donald Trump, a country which has been its closest ally and largest trading partner. Trump had earlier announced a 25% tariff for all Canadian goods, with an exception of the automobile and energy sectors. Mark Carney received 131,674 votes equal to 85.9% of the ballots to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and the prime minister of Canada. His competitors in the fray: Chrystia Freeland received 11,134 votes equal to 8% of the ballots, Karina Gould received 4,785 votes equal to 3.2% of the ballots, and Frank Baylis received 4,038 votes equal to 3% of the ballots. In his opening remarks after winning the elections, Carney said “This room is strong. This room is Canada strong. Who is ready to stand up for Canada with me? Yes Canada, the Liberal Party is united and strong and ready to fight to build an even better country,” BBC reported. Thank you to all of our amazing candidates for an incredible race that brought Liberals across the country together. pic.twitter.com/uPuTxv2vyz — Liberal Party (@liberal_party) March 9, 2025 Canada’s outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had announced his resignation from the job in January after continuing in the role for a record nine years amid growing pressure from within his own party to resign. Carney, who single handedly won the party race to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and the prime minister of the country, will lead his party to the next general election which must be held by October 20, 2025.
