Prime Minister Mark Carney marches in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade celebration

A St. Patrick's Day soaker

Periods of heavy rain will be around through this morning and then taper to lighter rain for the afternoon and finally wind down as showers and drizzle this evening. Temperatures will hold fairly steady in the mid and upper 50s until a cold front works its way to the east coast this evening. Clouds and temperatures in the upper 30s to near 40 will start our Tuesday morning off, but the sky will clear into the afternoon with highs reaching the lo…

Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney participates in the St. Patrick's March in Montreal before meeting with the Premier of Quebec.

Carney and Quebec cabinet ministers march in Montreal's 200th St. Patrick’s Day parade

Prime Minister Mark Carney and several Quebec cabinet ministers marched in the 200th Montreal St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney marches in Montreal's 200th St. Patrick's Day parade

Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, was joined by several Quebec-based cabinet ministers as he shook hands and waved to thousands gathered along the drizzly parade route in the downtown core.

The new Prime Minister took the opportunity to take a crowd bath with the few thousand present

Carney marches in Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Day parade celebration

Carney, who is also celebrating his 60th birthday, was serenaded by some revellers with happy birthday, some of whom who cheered his presence at the yearly Montreal staple.