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Former central bank boss becomes Canada's next leader

Canada's next PM, former central bank governor Mark Carney, has swapped his former persona as a central bank governor for fighting talk against the US administration led by Donald Trump and the tariffs its seeking to impose on trade partners.Mr Carney has very little political experience - he has never been elected as an MP, let alone served in a cabinet post. But as Governor of the Bank of Canada during the global financial crisis and Governor of the Bank of England during the Brexit negotiations, he has a long track record in global finance during times of economic turbulence. Can he face…

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