Mark Carney, the first non-Brit to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694 and the former head of Canada’s central bank, said Thursday he is entering the race to be Canada’s next prime minister following the resignation of Justin Trudeau.

The ex-Bank of England governor is hoping to fill Justin Trudeau’s shoes – but many see him as too similar to the current, unpopular leader

The frontrunners for the Liberal leadership are former central banker Mark Carney and ex-Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland.

The former central banker for the UK and Canada pitched himself as a someone who can help a country navigate economic challenges.

Former central banker Mark Carney has strongly suggested he will run to be Canada’s next prime minister during an appearance on Jon Stewart’s ‘The Daily Show’.

Former head of UK central bank enters race to take over from Justin Trudeau as leader of Liberal Party and Canada

Melanie Joly said she believes Carney is best positioned to defeat opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre in the coming general election,

EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) - Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney announced on Thursday that he is running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party. Carney, 59, launched his bid at an event in the western city of Edmonton, casting himself as an outsider who was not part of Trudeau's unpopular government.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Mark Carney, the first non-Brit to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694 and the former head of Canada’s central bank, said Thursday he is ...

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In a report following its review of actions taken in response to the pandemic, the Bank of Canada committed to using an exit condition for quantitative easing (QE) in the event it’s needed again, and to communicate more clearly the rationale behind the use of the program.