REFILE: 'New hope': Toronto voters weigh in on incoming Canadian PM Mark Carney

Record ID: 1982983

  • Title: REFILE: 'New hope': Toronto voters weigh in on incoming Canadian PM Mark Carney
  • Date: 10th March 2025
  • Summary: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (MARCH 10, 2025) (REUTERS) WIDE OF CITY SQUARE (SOUNDBITE) (English) MOE POIRIER, RESIDENT, SAYING: "Yeah, I think Mr. Carney is the new hope, right? The possibility for what might happen in Canada. Certainly, he comes with an established track record. Leader of the Bank of Canada, leader of the Bank of England, has led, you know, in really tough e
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  • Keywords: Canada Justin Trudeau Mark Carney prime minister
  • Location: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
  • City: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
  • Country: Canada
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001770710032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Supporters of Canada's ruling Liberal Party said they welcomed the change in party leadership as former central banker Mark Carney, fresh from a landslide victory, gets set to become the country's new prime minister.
    "I think Mr. Carney is the new hope, right? The possibility for what might happen in Canada," said area resident Moe Poirier.
    Liberal members on Sunday bet on Carney as the man best placed to take on U.S. President Donald Trump, who has threatened annexation as well as launching a trade war and punishing tariffs on the longtime ally.
    Trump's move to impose tariffs on America's northern neighbor has triggered an angry backlash in Canada, where provinces pulled U.S. alcohol off shelves and urged people to buy Canadian products instead.
    "He's well spoken and he's ready to put Canada first," said Jacalyn Leeco. "He's not afraid to speak up and challenge, I think, Donald Trump and his tariffs.
    The reconstituted Liberal government is likely to be short-lived. If Carney, who does not have a seat in the Canadian parliament, does not call an election, his political opponents have said they would defeat the government at their first opportunity when the parliament reconvenes in late March.
    Carney will be up against the official opposition Conservatives, who said there was no difference at all between Trudeau and the new prime minister, who has had long spells in the finance industry.
    (Production: Kyaw Soe Oo, Pavithra George)
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