Carney cast himself during the campaign as an even-keeled political outsider with the economic bona fides to take on Trump and manage a trade war.
The Liberal Party chose former economist Mark Carney, who will take outgoing PM Justin Trudeau's position as leader of the Liberal Party.
The new Liberal Party leader will have a colossal task at the top of his to-do list: defend Canada from Donald Trump.
Mark Carney may have been crowned leader of the Liberal party by casting himself as a political outsider, but his skills as a politician need work, say some of his supporters. Carney walked into an Ottawa convention centre Sunday as the presumed front-runner of the four candidates who were vying to replace Justin Trudeau as leader and prime minister.