Carney lost no time standing up for “the Canadian way of life” after the Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected him to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
“So the Americans, they should make no mistake, in trade as in hockey, Canada will win,“ added the 59-year-old, who will take over from Trudeau in the coming days.
Canada must hold elections by October but could well see a snap poll within weeks. Current polls put the opposition Conservatives as slight favorites.
In his victory speech, Carney warned the United States under Trump was seeking to seize control of Canada.
“These are dark days, dark days brought on by a country we can no longer trust.”
“We’re all being called to stand up for each other and for the Canadian way of life.”
Carney won 85.9 percent of the nearly 152,000 votes cast. Freeland took just eight percent of the vote.
The US president has repeatedly spoken about annexing Canada and thrown bilateral trade, the lifeblood of the Canadian economy, into chaos with dizzying tariff actions that have veered in various directions since he took office.
Contending with Trump
“We chose the person who could best face off against (Tory leader) Pierre Poilievre in the next election and deal with Donald Trump,“ he told AFP.
Data released from the Angus Reid polling firm on Wednesday shows Canadians see Carney as the favorite choice to face off against Trump, potentially offering the Liberals a boost over the opposition Conservatives.
Before Trudeau announced his plans to resign in January, the Liberals were headed for an electoral wipeout, but the leadership change and Trump's influence have dramatically tightened the race.
Unproven
Since leaving the Bank of England in 2020, he has served as a United Nations envoy working to get the private sector to invest in climate-friendly technology and has held private sector roles.
Analysts say his untested campaign skills could prove a liability against a Conservative Party already running attack ads accusing Carney of shifting positions and misrepresenting his experience.
But he said Carney’s tough anti-Trump rhetoric “is what Canadians want to hear from their leaders.”
“The average Canadian in the country is viewing these things in an existential way.”
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