Canada's next PM Mark Carney vows to win trade war with Trump | BBC News

Canada's next prime minister, Mark Carney, vowed to win the trade war against US President Donald Trump, after a landslide victory to replace Justin Trudeau.

Carney, who will be sworn in as PM in the coming days, pledges retaliatory tariffs on US goods until "Americans show us respect”.

The 59-year-old, who has never held elected office, easily won the leadership race with 86% of the vote.

Carney is likely to announce a speedy general election, and although the gap is narrowing with the Conservative opposition, the polls show them still in the lead

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