Peposition seems to be losing ground in this new context
SAO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS)-The Liberal Party of Canada elected a new Prime Minister this Sunday (9) when choosing Mark Carney, 59, as the new leader of the acronym, in place of Justin Trudeau. The transfer of power will happen after the formation of a new government, which should occur in the coming days.
Approximately 400,000 liberals were able to vote for the center-left party leadership, which for the first time chose a person without political experience to be a prime minister. Former director of the Canada Bank and the Bank of England, Carnery will have the challenge of dealing with a trade war imposed by US President Donald Trump.
This, by the way, was the main issue in debate in the campaign of recent weeks. “We are facing the most serious crisis of our existence. Everything in my life has prepared me for this moment, ”said Carry in his last campaign rally on Friday (7).
It was the type of statement repeated in his campaign to position him as an experienced man-member who seems to have had an effect in the midst of the crisis between the two countries.
In a speech after the choice of liberals, Carry said that the Canadians did not seek the dispute with the US and repeatedly stressed that the intention of the US president is to weaken his country. “There is someone trying to weaken our economy, Donald Trump,” he said amid boos of the audience.
“Donald Trump has put unjustifiable fares in what we build, what we sell, how we make a living. He is attacking families, workers and Canadian businesses. And we can’t let him succeed, ”said Carry.
“The Canadian government has properly retaliated, with our own rates that will have the maximum effect in the United States and the least effect in Canada. In my government, we will keep the rates in force until the United States shows us respect. ”
Since arriving in the White House, Trump has not only launched a tariff war against partner countries in the free trade treaty of North America, Mexico and Canada, but also said his northern neighbor should be the 51st American state.
During the campaign, Carry said supporting retaliatory tariffs against the US and a coordinated strategy for boosting investments. According to the political science teacher at the Royal Military College of Canada, Stéphanie Chouinard, the politician got prominence due to his “economic experience and seriousness”. “He has a great understanding of the international financial systems and the strengths and weaknesses of the Canadian economy,” she told AFP news agency.
Another hit was that he managed to distance himself from Trudeau, repeatedly speaking that Canada’s growth under the managing the co -religionist was not good enough. The prime Minister announced his resignation in January after more than nine years in office and at the time his approval rate was plummeted, a decision that forced the liberals to make a quick dispute to replace him.
Another challenge of Carry is preparing the party for the next general elections – which may occur soon. An election should be called by October 20, but the government may face a vote of trust when Parliament meets in late March, potentially anticipating the vote.
Ownership and widely responsible for the high inflation and real estate crisis of Canada, the liberals were more than 20 points behind in the vote in January, although they now recovered voters and tied with the conservatives.
According to a survey by the Angus Reid Institute released on Wednesday (5), 43% of voters believe more in Carry to face Trump, against 34% of conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. “There is a moment of unity around the flag that we would never have predicted a year ago,” British University of Columbia, Richard Johnston, told Reuters.
Opposition seems to be losing ground in this new context. The McGill University Professor of Political Science in Montreal told AFP that conservatives’ “populist rhetoric” may remember Trump’s and be disturbing to some Canadians, while Carry’s international experience and their quiet, “almost boring” presence, reassure many voters.
