Incoming Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has promised that formal handover of power would be quick.
Former central banker Mark Carney, fresh from a landslide victory to become the leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party, stated this on Monday when met outgoing prime minister Justin Trudeau.
Recall that Liberal members on Sunday bet on Carney as the man best placed to take on United States President Donald Trump, who has threatened annexation as well as launching a trade war and punishing tariffs on the longtime ally.
Meanwhile, Trudeau is still prime minister until Carney formally takes over the role.
“That transition will be seamless and it will be quick,” Carney said.
When asked about his relationship with Trump, the incoming prime minister declined to answer on the grounds that he was not yet prime minister.
Trump’s move to impose tariffs on America’s northern neighbor has triggered an angry backlash in Canada, where provinces pulled US alcohol off shelves and urged people to buy Canadian products instead.
Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, said on Monday it was imposing a 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to New York, Michigan and Minnesota in protest.
Canada: Incoming PM, Carney promises quick transition
