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Sunday, March 9, 2025

Canada Liberals to announce Trudeau's successor in midst of US trade war

 Former central banker Mark Carney is tipped as the favourite to replace Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the ruling Liberal Party meets to choose a new leader.

Canada's Liberal Party will on Sunday announce Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's successor as both party chief and head of the country's government in the midst of a trade war with the United States that could cripple the Canadian economy.

The next prime minister will have to negotiate with US President Donald Trump as he threatens additional tariffs on Canada and may soon face the opposition Conservatives in a general election.

Trudeau announced in January he would step down after more than nine years in power as his approval rating plummeted, forcing the ruling Liberal Party to run a quick contest to replace him.

"Is it ideal in a circumstance of bilateral crisis for us? I suppose not," said Drew Fagan, a professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. "But on the other hand, the process is playing out domestically as it should."

She left his government in December after Trudeau tried to replace her, and she criticised his government's spending policies.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/canada-liberals-vote-trudeaus-successor-103519870.html

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