{"id":217014,"date":"2025-01-16T21:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T21:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/mark-carney-launches-bid-to-be-canadas-next-prime-minister\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T21:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T21:05:08","slug":"mark-carney-launches-bid-to-be-canadas-next-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/mark-carney-launches-bid-to-be-canadas-next-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Carney Launches Bid to Be Canada\u2019s Next Prime Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/01\/16\/multimedia\/16canada-candidate-carney-hfo-bkhf\/16canada-candidate-carney-hfo-bkhf-facebookJumbo.jpg?fit=1050,550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mark Carney Launches Bid to Be Canada\u2019s Next Prime Minister\" title=\"Mark Carney Launches Bid to Be Canada\u2019s Next Prime Minister\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mark Carney, one of the world\u2019s most prominent central bankers and an evangelist of green investment, announced on Thursday that he was running to be leader of Canada\u2019s Liberal Party and the country\u2019s next prime minister. If he wins, he would lead the party into national elections this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI\u2019m here to ask for your support,\u201d Mr. Carney, 59, said as he announced his candidacy in Edmonton, Alberta. \u201cI\u2019m here to earn your trust.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Carney also said the country faced major challenges that he was prepared to take on. \u201cMy generation of Canadians is lucky,\u201d he said. \u201cWe had a good time. A time to prosper. The system that our parents built worked well for us. But those good old times, my friends, are over. Our times are anything but ordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Canadian politics have been in turmoil since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s announcement this month that he intended to step down, leaving the job after nearly a decade in power amid the steady fading of his once starry global profile.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trudeau leaves a treacherous legacy to whomever succeeds him as leader of the Liberals. The party is in tatters, with the opposition Conservatives leading the Liberals by more than 25 percentage points in recent opinion polls as voters have grown disenchanted with the country\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Carney, who served as an informal economic adviser to Mr. Trudeau during the pandemic, is seeking to portray himself as an outsider and distance himself from Mr. Trudeau\u2019s recent policy struggles, including soaring housing costs, an overstretched health care system and high prices for everyday goods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Carney is likely to brandish his command of economics as a heavyweight on the global stage \u2014 he led the central banks in Canada and England \u2014 at a time when President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on all Canadian goods exported to the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Such an across-the-board move would ravage Canada\u2019s economy, though it would also hurt the United States. (Mr. Trump has also threatened tariffs against Mexico).<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But it remains to be seen if Mr. Carney can convince voters that he did not play a role in Mr. Trudeau\u2019s stewardship of the country. Even before he officially announced his candidacy, Conservatives had been quick to point out Mr. Carney\u2019s ties to Mr. Trudeau.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative Party leader, has called him \u201cthe ultimate liberal insider\u201d and \u201cJust like Justin,\u201d sharing a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PierrePoilievre\/status\/1879644174095647006\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">photo<\/a> on X of Mr. Carney and Mr. Trudeau seated close together and smiling, and adding a comment: \u201cThe bond between these two men is almost touching.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Candidates to lead the Liberal Party will campaign to woo party members before they vote in March. Once a new leader takes charge, Mr. Trudeau will officially step down and the new party leader will also become prime minister. A general election is then expected to take place, probably in spring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Carney, who has never run for elected office, will need to overcome a perception among Canadians that he is a stuffy bureaucrat and an out-of-touch member of the global elite. He was born in the Northwest Territories, but raised in Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He took a stab at overhauling his image this week by engaging in a coy but humorous <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zs8St-fF0kE\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">interview<\/a> with Jon Stewart on \u201cThe Daily Show,\u201d bantering with the late-night host for about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At the heart of their chat was a running joke about the relationship between Canada and the United States \u2014 Mr. Trump has said that he wants to essentially annex Canada and make it another state, outraging many Canadians.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe\u2019re not moving in with you\u201d Mr. Carney said. \u201cWe can be friends,\u201d he added. \u201cFriends with benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Stewart later responded: \u201cI feel like you\u2019re breaking up with me the entire interview.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Carney, seeming more relaxed as the interview proceeded, followed up: \u201cWe\u2019re resetting the relationship and we\u2019re going to be stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He also used Mr. Stewart\u2019s show as a platform to try to telegraph that he was never officially part of the embattled government of Mr. Trudeau.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI am an outsider,\u201d Mr. Carney said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Thursday, Mr. Carney formally made his pitch to Liberal voters about how he would steer Canada through what will most likely be turbulent relations with the United States and various domestic challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Carney served as the governor of the Bank of Canada between 2008 and 2013, and then led the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. At the Bank of England, he was known to give speeches that sometimes veered into more political subjects, especially around the dangers climate change posed to global markets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He has since held positions as a special envoy on climate action and finance with the United Nations; as chair of Bloomberg\u2019s board of directors; and as chair of Brookfield Asset Management, a global investment firm which until recently had headquarters in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One potential challenger Mr. Carney may face for Liberal Party leadership is Chrystia Freeland, who abruptly resigned as deputy prime minister last month and criticized Mr. Trudeau\u2019s management of the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trudeau\u2019s government had pursued Mr. Carney to replace Ms. Freeland in her role but he declined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Freeland shares close ties and a similar educational background as Mr. Carney: both are graduates of Harvard University and the University of Oxford. They are also friends \u2014 Mr. Carney is the godfather of one of Ms. Freeland\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Of the two, Mr. Carney is far less familiar to Canadians. In a recent opinion <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/abacusdata.ca\/canadian-politics-abacus-data-post-trudeau-resignation\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">poll<\/a>, 24 percent of Canadians recognized Mr. Carney in a photo while 51 percent recognized Ms. Freeland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Liberal Party\u2019s effort to replace its leader will be closely watched. It recently updated its voter eligibility to include only Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are at least 14 years old. Registration was previously open to anyone living in Canada, regardless of citizenship status, raising concerns that the vote could be vulnerable to foreign interference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A security task force made up of members from Canada\u2019s federal police, global affairs ministry and intelligence<span class=\"css-8l6xbc evw5hdy0\">  <\/span>agencies will monitor the leadership race to ensure its legitimacy, Mr. Trudeau\u2019s office has said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Candidates must raise 350,000 Canadian dollars, or about $245,000, to join the race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/16\/world\/canada\/mark-carney-liberal-party-leader-campaign.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Carney, one of the world\u2019s most prominent central bankers and an evangelist of green investment, announced on Thursday that he was running to be leader of Canada\u2019s Liberal Party and the country\u2019s next prime minister. 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