Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, has been voted to lead the Liberal Party and replace Justin Trudeau as the next Canadian prime minister. The 59-year-old has no political experience,

Canada is taking Trump's tariff and territorial threats very seriously. Mark Carney's election to lead the Liberal Party reflects that. The post Trump Looms Large Over Liberals' Leadership Vote in Canada appeared first on World Politics Review.

Canada's incoming prime minister is an unflappable technocrat with a long history of public service. He led the country through the financial crisis before helping the UK cope with Brexit - but whether he is the right person to cope with the US president remains to be seen.

Mark Joseph Carney was born in Fort Smith, in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. He obtained degrees from Harvard and Oxford universities after landing a scholarship to study in the United States and pursuing a rigorous education in economics and finance.

Carney will take over from Justin Trudeau at a tumultuous time in Canada, which is in the midst of a trade war with longtime ally the United States and must hold a general election soon.

Carney vowed Sunday to “keep our tariffs on until the Americans show us respect” in a message to U.S. President Donald Trump.

The former Bank of England governor has navigated financial crises in Canada and in Britain, where he led efforts to support the economy through Brexit

Mark Carney, Canada’s newly elected prime minister and head of the country’s Liberal Party, faces a war on two fronts.To the south, the former governor of the UK’s Bank of England has to contend with the Trump administration,