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.

The former Bank of England and Bank of Canada governor says he is considering running for leader of Canada’s Liberal Party and prime minister.

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.

Mark Carney has run two central banks and championed the green transition. Now he wants to lead Canada’s Liberal Party.

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.

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

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has announced he is running to succeed Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. Mr Carney, who headed up Britain’s central bank between 2013 and 2020, shared an image of himself on X accompanied by the words “I’m in” written in large red font on Thursday.