Chrystia Freeland blew up the career of her top political ally, Justin Trudeau. Now, she is taking on an old friend, the former central banker Mark Carney.

Prominent banker Mark Carney is launching a bid to lead Canada ’s ruling Liberal Party after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned. Carney, 59, currently serves as the United Nations special envoy for climate action and finance. He is also the chair of Brookfield Asset Management and Bloomberg L.P.’s board of directors.

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Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney will announce on Thursday he is running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, CBC News said on Wednesday.

Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada.

One person likely to seek power in the Liberal Party after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation is Mark Carney, the former head of the Bank of Canada and later the Bank of England. Carney has long been interested in entering politics and ...

Canada’s former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is running to be the country’s next prime minister after Justin Trudeau stepped down earlier this month. Freeland, now a Toronto-based MP, posted on X that she would officially launch her bid to become leader of the governing Liberal party on Sunday. “I’m running to fight for Canada,” she said.

Mr Carney, who was also governor of the Bank of England, is running as an outsider with considerable financial experience. Read more at straitstimes.com.