Carney’s crash course


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  • Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Carney speaking to supporters after his victory in Ottawa. The Canadian Prime Minister achieved a stunning political upset, running on an anti-Trump platform and promising to revive the economy. Now, he needs to deliver. — Cole Burston/The New York Times

CANADA’s banker-turned-prime-minister has pulled off a political miracle, leading his party from polling abyss to a rare fourth term in power, and securing the top government job after entering electo­ral politics about four months ago.

Mark Carney, the country’s new leader, told Canadians that he is the right person to stand up to US President Donald Trump and that, with his economics expertise, he knows how to boost the country’s lacklustre economy and fortify it in turbulent times.

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