Until the Americans "show us respect" Carney said his government would keep tariffs on US imports. "I know these are dark days," Carney said. "Dark days brought on by a country we

Former central banker Mark Carney is preparing to be sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister. Carney, 59, on Friday will replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January but remained in power until the Liberal Party elected a new leader.

Canada’s next leader is a relative political newcomer, coming instead from a decades-long career in finance where he steered governments through major global crises and periods of upheaval – experience he’s hoping to now leverage as he prepares to take over from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.