>Newly elected Liberal Leader Mark Carney dropped by the Prime Minister’s Office early Monday to plot the transition to political power with outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
>On his way into the meeting, Mr. Carney said he was honoured to receive an 86-per-cent mandate from Liberal Party faithful on Sunday and is looking forward to also working with the provincial and territorial leaders to manage the Canada-U.S. trade war.
>[…]
>The former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England campaigned in the leadership contest as the most capable leader to confront U.S. President Donald Trump’s America First agenda and his threats to Canadian sovereignty.
>Mr. Carney said he will be reaching out soon to the premiers to enlist their support in an all-Canadian approach to managing the fractured U.S. relationship.
>[…]
>But Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made it clear she has no time for Mr. Carney. Speaking to reporters at the start of a global energy conference in Houston, she accused him of being an enemy to the province’s oil patch.
>“Mark Carney is responsible for net-zero banking. He’s been on a warpath against the energy industry for his entire career. He’s written a book saying his aspiration is to keep fossil fuels in the ground,” she said, but added she hoped he had changed his mind. She also called for an immediate election.
>“I don’t know that he’s changed his tune, but I think he needs to quickly, because the world needs more Alberta oil and gas, and my hope would be that we have an election very quickly in Canada so that we have somebody that has an actual mandate from the people for four years, as we’re going through this turbulent time with the United States.”
>**Carney insiders have told The Globe and Mail that an election will be called for either April 28 or May 5.**
>**Mr. Carney will be spending much of this week on the new cabinet that will be sworn-in on either Thursday or Friday. Former Liberal cabinet minister Marco Mendicino, who has said he is not running in the next election, accompanied Mr. Carney into the Prime Minister’s Office. Two sources said he will become Mr. Carney’s chief of staff.**
>**Over the past week, Mr. Carney has focused on issues such as staffing the Prime Minister’s Office, cabinet selection, transition to government, recruitment of star candidates and drafting an election platform to take to Canadian voters.**
>**Former Privy Council Clerk Janice Charette is heading up the transition team, which will focus on the size of cabinet, updating briefing documents, filing ethics disclosures and lists of decisions to be made by the new government.**
>Mr. Carney will face his first test on Wednesday, when Mr. Trump plans to move ahead with 25-per-cent tariffs on steel and aluminum, although the new Liberal Leader is not expected to officially be sworn in as prime minister until later in the week. Mr. Trump is promising in early April to slap 25-per-cent tariffs on most Canadian imports and a 10-per-cent levy on energy, critical minerals and potash.
>Transport Minister Anita Anand, a close confidant to Mr. Carney, said his goal is to get back to the bargaining table with the U.S., even if Canada is in the midst of an election.
>[…]
>A source in the Carney camp said the prime-minister-designate will send a clear message to the White House that Canada is under new management. The source said Mr. Carney’s approach to dealing with the President is to remain calm, cool and steady, pointing to how he managed the global financial crisis in 2008 at the Bank of Canada and steered Britain through Brexit while heading the Bank of England.
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>Newly elected Liberal Leader Mark Carney dropped by the Prime Minister’s Office early Monday to plot the transition to political power with outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
>On his way into the meeting, Mr. Carney said he was honoured to receive an 86-per-cent mandate from Liberal Party faithful on Sunday and is looking forward to also working with the provincial and territorial leaders to manage the Canada-U.S. trade war.
>[…]
>The former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England campaigned in the leadership contest as the most capable leader to confront U.S. President Donald Trump’s America First agenda and his threats to Canadian sovereignty.
>Mr. Carney said he will be reaching out soon to the premiers to enlist their support in an all-Canadian approach to managing the fractured U.S. relationship.
>[…]
>But Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made it clear she has no time for Mr. Carney. Speaking to reporters at the start of a global energy conference in Houston, she accused him of being an enemy to the province’s oil patch.
>“Mark Carney is responsible for net-zero banking. He’s been on a warpath against the energy industry for his entire career. He’s written a book saying his aspiration is to keep fossil fuels in the ground,” she said, but added she hoped he had changed his mind. She also called for an immediate election.
>“I don’t know that he’s changed his tune, but I think he needs to quickly, because the world needs more Alberta oil and gas, and my hope would be that we have an election very quickly in Canada so that we have somebody that has an actual mandate from the people for four years, as we’re going through this turbulent time with the United States.”
>**Carney insiders have told The Globe and Mail that an election will be called for either April 28 or May 5.**
>**Mr. Carney will be spending much of this week on the new cabinet that will be sworn-in on either Thursday or Friday. Former Liberal cabinet minister Marco Mendicino, who has said he is not running in the next election, accompanied Mr. Carney into the Prime Minister’s Office. Two sources said he will become Mr. Carney’s chief of staff.**
>**Over the past week, Mr. Carney has focused on issues such as staffing the Prime Minister’s Office, cabinet selection, transition to government, recruitment of star candidates and drafting an election platform to take to Canadian voters.**
>**Former Privy Council Clerk Janice Charette is heading up the transition team, which will focus on the size of cabinet, updating briefing documents, filing ethics disclosures and lists of decisions to be made by the new government.**
>Mr. Carney will face his first test on Wednesday, when Mr. Trump plans to move ahead with 25-per-cent tariffs on steel and aluminum, although the new Liberal Leader is not expected to officially be sworn in as prime minister until later in the week. Mr. Trump is promising in early April to slap 25-per-cent tariffs on most Canadian imports and a 10-per-cent levy on energy, critical minerals and potash.
>Transport Minister Anita Anand, a close confidant to Mr. Carney, said his goal is to get back to the bargaining table with the U.S., even if Canada is in the midst of an election.
>[…]
>A source in the Carney camp said the prime-minister-designate will send a clear message to the White House that Canada is under new management. The source said Mr. Carney’s approach to dealing with the President is to remain calm, cool and steady, pointing to how he managed the global financial crisis in 2008 at the Bank of Canada and steered Britain through Brexit while heading the Bank of England.
Further reading:
[‘Amped up over Trump:’ U.S. president top issue to influence federal election vote, survey says – CTV](https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/amped-up-over-trump-us-president-top-issue-to-influence-federal-election-vote-survey-says/)
[NDP should be ‘very concerned’ about strategic voting as progressive voters shift to Liberals, say pollsters – Hill Times](https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/03/10/ndp-should-be-very-concerned-about-the-prospect-of-strategic-voting-as-progressive-voters-shift-to-liberals/453190/)
[The ‘anti-Trump’ numbers man who may force the UK to take a side – BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80y3m249z3o)
[Ontario slaps 25 per cent surcharge on electricity to U.S., warns it could go higher – Canadian Press](https://nationalnewswatch.com/2025/03/10/ontario-slaps-25-per-cent-surcharge-on-electricity-to-u-s-warns-it-could-go-higher)
[Mark Carney is no ally of the oilpatch, says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith as she calls for election – CBC](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-ceraweek-smith-carney-1.7479291)
Other news:
[In one of his final moves as prime minister, Trudeau argues for bold RCMP reform – CBC](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-rcmp-reform-federal-contract-1.7478761)
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