Former central banker Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday. Carney, 59, replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January but remained in power until the Liberal Party elected a new leader.

By Promit Mukherjee and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Ex-central banker Mark Carney will be formally sworn in as prime minister of Canada on Friday, putting him in a position to fight tariffs from U.

To win the next election, the new prime minister must quickly prove he is Canada’s best hope of managing relations with the White House.