The Wall Street Journal

Canada’s new leader Mark Carney embodies Trump’s least favourite things

Canada’s new leader Mark Carney embodies Trump’s least favourite things
Mark Carney is Canada's president-elect. (Image: Getty)
The Wall Street Journal
By Vipal Monga and Paul VieiraMark Carney represents a lot of the things President Donald Trump and his supporters dislike. He is a card-carrying member of the global technocratic elite, and he has led not one but two central banks – Britain and Canada’s. He is a regular at Davos, where the World Economic Forum meets, and has been heavily involved in tackling climate change.He is also, as of Sunday, the new leader of Canada’s governing Liberal Party and is expected to be sworn in as Canadian leader in the coming days. Pol...

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