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Liberal Party members have chosen former central banker Mark Carney to be their new leader and the next prime minister of Canada.

Carney secured enough votes in the first round of voting to win the job, party president Sachit Mehra announced.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (13 children)

Too bad for Chrystia Freeland. I think she would have been a great PM. I watched her speak a few times, and she is well-spoken, smart, and has that little edge like she'd really destroy you if you forced her to.

I would have voted for either, though, and I'm happy for Mark Carney. He'll do a great job.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

She will be invaluable to the country going forward.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

She negotiated the USMCA with Trump in his 1st term.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I expect (if she runs again) she’ll be a minister.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

She will be in cabinet for sure.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

The only thing is, she showed how she supported JT for years then stabbed him in the back and wrote a treacherous letter ultimately taking JT down. If I was considering her as a minister I’d have to those actions into account. She’d be useful in some role against trump 2.0 but not so sure she wouldn’t try something similar again like what she did to JT.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

I’m sure it was all planned between JT and Freeland. JT had decided to step down weeks before that. She did the letter to separate her from JT and be able to run for the leadership. It wasn’t enough for her to break the stigma though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

I am not that cynical. JT did not want to step down IMO. He’s young, essentially retiring at 53, and would have lead the liberals into the next election - which he may very well have lost. But with the Trunp stuff towards the end of his term, there’s a small chance he also could have eeked out a win. We’ll never know.

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