Carney will officially become Canada’s new leader in the coming days and take over his country’s response to President Trump’s trade war.
Mark Carney has helped run two Group of Seven economies in crisis and now will try to steer Canada through a looming trade war, annexation threats and an expected election.
Voting in the Liberal leadership contest to select Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s successor is now open, but some party members say registering is a headache.
The poll shows Conservatives rebounding to 43-per-cent support, up five percentage points from a Leger poll last week. The Liberals have slid to 30 per cent, losing five percentage points in support. The NDP slipped one point over the week, to 13 per cent. The latest survey was conducted between Feb. 28 and March 2.