From: Bernard Weber <sender@privacy.me>
Newsgroups: can.politics,aus.politics,alt.politics.republicans,alt.politics.trump,sac.politics,talk.politics.guns
Subject: Left-wing transgender activist Mark Carney elected Canadaâs prime minister
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 04:14:10 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: Victor Usenet Postings
OTTAWA â Mark Carney was elected Canadaâs prime minister Monday, CBC
News and CTV News both projected, with Canadians giving the Liberal
leader the mandate he sought to take on President Donald Trumpâs tariffs
and trade policy.
Carney cemented the Liberalsâ fourth-straight term in government, a rare
feat in Canadian politics â while holding back the Conservative Party
led by Pierre Poilievre. The win shows that voters rejected Trumpâs
brand of populism â which Liberals argued Poilievre had come to
represent.
Carney, who was seen to move the Liberals to the center following the
resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, ran on his economic
record. He headed up two G7 central banks, worked for more than a decade
at Goldman Sachs, and chaired both Brookfield Asset Management and
Bloomberg.
He pitched himself as a âcrisis managerâ who would protect Canadaâs
economy and broader culture from Trumpâs tariffs and apparent
expansionist aims. The Liberals were successful in capitalizing on
votersâ anxieties about the impact of tariffs on their jobs and cost of
living.
On the campaign trail, Carney promised to Trump-proof Canada and unite a
country where patriotism bloomed following the presidentâs expressed
desire to absorb it as a 51st state.
The rookie politician beat out the Conservatives led by Poilievre, a
20-year veteran of the House of Commons.
Pollsters have called the Liberalsâ reversal of political fortunes
unprecedented. For nearly two years, the party had trailed far behind
Conservatives. But Trudeauâs resignation, Carneyâs election as party
leader, and the presidentâs return to the White House led to a Liberal
resurrection.
The U.S. has slapped several tariffs on Canada, including 25 percent on
goods that do not comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement,
and a 25 percent tariff on certain autos and their parts.
Carney has said his Day 1 priority is negotiating with Trump, but has
also repeatedly stated Canadaâs traditional relationship with the U.S.
is âover.â He has vowed to seek new trade and defense partnerships with
allies, diversify Canadaâs automotive supply chain, and bolster Canadaâs
military â particularly in its Arctic.
Carney has warned Canadians that there is a long road ahead. âThere is
no silver bullet. There is no quick fix,â he said after Trump imposed
auto tariffs. âBut I have every confidence in our country because I
understand what President Trump does not. That we love Canada with every
fibre of our being.â
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/28/mark-carney-wins-canada-prime-mi
nister-election-00314480