**Mark Carney**, former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, won the leadership of Canada’s Liberal Party on Sunday, succeeding outgoing Prime Minister **Justin Trudeau**. Carney, 59, decisively defeated former deputy Prime Minister **Chrystia Freeland**, former Minister of Democratic Institutions **Karina Gould** and former MP and businessman **Frank Baylis**, garnering a whopping 85.9% of the vote. The campaign was dominated by US President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs and territorial annexation.
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