Mark Carney New Canada PM | Who Is Mark Carney, Canada's Next Prime Minister

Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday and the former central banker lost no time in taking a defiant stance against threats from US President Donald Trump. Carney, 59, won 85.9 percent of the ballots cast in the Liberal Party leadership vote, according to the final tally. Carney will take over from outgoing party leader Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the coming days, but he may not have the job for long. Canada must hold elections by October but Carney could well call a snap poll within weeks. Current polls put the opposition Conservatives as slight favourites.