Mark Carney, the frontrunner to lead Canada's Liberal Party, criticized US President Trump for his comments about Canada becoming the 51st state, calling them ridiculous and insulting, and likened the

Mark Carney, the front-runner to succeed Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada's Liberal Party, was the 8th governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013.

Canada’s Liberal Party will soon announce Justin Trudeau's successor, potentially Mark Carney, amid trade tensions with the U.S. Successor must negotiate tariffs and may face an election. Carney leads with support from the cabinet and members.

The governor of the Bank of Canada was under scrutiny. For weeks, press reports had tied Mark Carney to a potential run for the country’s Liberal Party, which was looking for a new leader.

Canadians still don’t know much about Mr Carney, but they have been speed-dating him since January, when he launched his candidacy to lead the country’s governing Liberal Party. Polls suggest that, at an anxious time for Canadians,

Mark Carney, the front-runner to become Canada's new prime minister, is a two-time central banker and crisis fighter who may soon face his biggest challenge of all: steering Canada through Donald Trump's tariffs.