Carney’s next challenges commence

What’s Next for Carney After Winning Another Minority for the Liberals

News Analysis After narrowly missing a majority in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to do everything a new leader does, as well as enter highly consequential negotiations with Canada’s neighbour and world superpower, the United States. The Liberals’ minority status is unlikely to be an impediment in the short term as opposition parties assess their campaigns and, in the case of the NDP, find a new leader, and in the cas…

Carney’s next challenges commence

Prime Minister Mark Carney may have won the battle for power in Canada, but his country’s war of words with US President Donald Trump is only just beginning. And before that all begins, the Liberal leader must form a government.Carney has options. The Liberal Party is projected to fall just three seats shy of a majority. Even so, the former Bank of England and Bank of Canada governor is unlikely to seek a confidence-and-supply agreement, accordi…

Multiple challenges await Carney

Read: 3 minPrime Minister Mark Carney celebrated election victory on Tuesday, but he admits “daunting” challenges await, including handling Donald Trump and reshaping the economy.“There is going to be a very short honeymoon,” Marci Surkes, a former advisor to Carney’s predecessor Justin Trudeau, said.Carney acknowledged in a victory speech that the coming months will be difficult, but said he had the experience to lead Canada through tumultuous …