Carney lays out plan to help economy along amid Trump-induced market chaos [Video]

Liberal Leader Mark Carney said Monday he has a plan to prop up the Canadian economy as the U.S. careens toward a recession resulting from President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff actions, creating what Carney called a “financial crisis” that has the potential to undo the international trading system.

Carney said he got Canada through the 2008-09 financial crisis and helped the U.K. deal with the fallout from Brexit as the central banker for each country — and he can do it again as prime minister in this perilous moment.

Meanwhile, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took aim at Carney on Monday, saying the Liberal leader’s “trophy titles” are not enough and he can’t be trusted because he supported policies like a carbon tax in the past. “We need a new Conservative government for a change,” Poilievre said.

The Canadian and U.S. stock markets have been volatile since Trump announced unexpectedly high …