Toronto – Toronto (AP) – Canada It seems that choosing a former central banker measured to deal with threats President Donald Trump’s Tariffs pose against a pillar of Western free trade.
Mark Carny59, could become the next prime minister when the Liberal Party of Canada de Government announces a replacement for Justin Trudeau In a leadership vote on Sunday.
The opposition conservatives hoped to make the elections on Trudeau, whose popularity decreased as food prices and housing increased and increased immigration. Trudeau announced his resignation in January, but remains the prime minister until a successor is chosen. Electoral laws demand a vote before October, but is expected before.
Trump’s Commercial War and his Talk about making Canada the State 51 They have enraged the Canadians, who abouch the American anthem in the NHL and NBA games. Some are canceling trips to the south and many avoid buying American products when they can.
The increase in Canadian nationalism has reinforced the possibilities of the Liberal Party in the parliamentary elections that are expected in days or weeks, and liberal exhibitions have constantly improved in opinion surveys.
After decades of bilateral stability, the vote on the next leader of Canada is expected to concentrate on who is better equipped to deal with the United States.
Carney sailed crisis when he was the head of the Central Bank of Canada and when he became the first non -citizen to direct the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694.
His appointment won bipartisan praise in Britain after Canada recovered from the financial crisis of 2008 faster than many other countries.
Carney is attributed to maintain the money that flows through the Canadian economy acting quickly by reducing interest rates to their lowest level of 1%, working with bankers to maintain loans through the crisis and, critically, letting the public know the rates would remain low so that they continue to take loans.
And it was not just that he had good policies: he sold them to the public in a way that everyone could understand. It was the first central banker to commit to keep them in a historical minimum for a defined time, a step that would follow the United States Federal Reserve.
Carney has received an endorsement after another of the cabinet ministers and the members of the Parliament since he declared his candidacy in January.
The other superior liberal leadership candidate is former Vice -Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Trudeau told Freeland in December that he no longer loved her as finance minister, but that she could continue to be Vice -Prime Minister and the punctual person for relations between the United States and Canada. Freeland resigned shortly after, launching a scathing letter on the government that proved to be the top of Trudeau.
Three points turned the leadership career into a fugitive for Carney. Freeland had a long association with the unpopular Trudeau. Carney worked hard to gather the support of liberal members of the members of Parliament. And Trump’s tariff fixation was also fundamental, said Nelson Wiseman, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.
“The Liberal Backbenchers feared to lose their seats and knew that Carney was more eligible as their leader than Freeland,” Wiseman said.
The members of the Liberal Party will choose a new leader in a secret vote for about 140,000 members who will be announced on Sunday. The new leader is expected to activate an election shortly after. Or the new leader of the Liberal Party will call one, or opposition parties in Parliament could force one with a vote without trust this month.
Daniel Béland, professor of political science at McGill University in Montreal, said that the quiet behavior of Carney and the outstanding curriculum makes him a reassuring figure for many Canadians at a time when Trump pursues the economy and sovereignty of his country.
Béland said that the style and profile contrast with Pierre Poilievre of the Conservative Party, whom he called a true career politician who has embraced a populist rhetoric not very different from Trump.
Pailievre, 45, for years the party attacker of the party, is a populist of a fire brand who says he will make “Canada first.” It attacks the main media and promises to define the public broadcaster of Canada and reduce taxes.
“That works with its base, but it is not welcome by other Canadians, especially taking into account what the president of the United States is now saying and doing to his country,” Béland said.
Pailievre urged Trump on Friday to stop attacks against Canada and “the monthly melodrama that is harming our economies on both sides of the border.”
