Canadas Liberals made Carney their new leader: What happens next? | Politics News [Video]

Montreal, Canada – Canada’s governing Liberal Party has chosen Mark Carney to replace outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as its leader.

The former governor of the Bank of Canada won the Liberal leadership vote on Sunday, about two months after Trudeau announced plans to resign amid pressure over an affordability crisis and threats of a trade war with the United States.

Carney is taking the reins of the party as Canada-US tensions are soaring following President Donald Trump’s imposition of steep tariffs on Canadian goods.

Canada is also heading into a federal election that must take place by October 20 but could happen sooner.

So what happens now? Here, Al Jazeera breaks down what’s next as Carney takes over from Trudeau as party leader and is set to become Canada’s new prime minister.

Carney overwhelmingly won a leadership race that saw him go up against former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, MP Karina Gould and businessman Frank Baylis.

The …