Canada’s Liberal Party has selected banking executive Mark Carney as its new leader, who will take over from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and handle trade and tariff talks with President Donald Trump at least until Canada’s next general election later this year.
Newsweek reached out to the White House on Sunday evening by email for comment.
Why It Matters
Trudeau announced his resignation following turmoil in his party over his response to his handling of the nation’s budget.
Trudeau directly cited “internal battles” as the reason why he felt he could not lead the party into the next general election, which was expected to happen around October this year, but the new prime minister could call an election sooner if he so chooses.
At the same time, Trump has repeatedly targeted Canada with tariffs since taking office in January, including the threat of a 250% tariffon American dairy products going across the northern border, which could start as soon as this …