(VOVWORLD) - Mark Carney has been sworn in as the new prime minister of Canada, ending Justin Trudeau’s nearly 10-year tenure in the role.
 Mark Carney becomes the prime minister of Canada (Photo: Reuters/VNA) |
The 59-year-old former governor of Bank of Canada and Bank of England a resounding first-ballot victory on Sunday.
After the swearing-in with the new 23-member cabinet, Carney said Canada is in a moment of crisis as it grapples with a trade war launched by its closest ally, the United States.
He said that Canada needs to continue having a proportionate response to any and all economic attacks from the US, adding that Canada will keep its tariffs on the Americans for as long as they have their own tariffs and until the Americans show respect and make credible, reliable commitments to free and fair trade.
Trade tensions rose when US President Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel and threatened 25% tariffs on most imports and 10% on energy and minerals from Canada starting April 2.
The new Prime Minister heads to Paris and London early next week to discuss trade, the Ukrainian conflict, and security cooperation with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.