Olusegun Ariyo
The newly elected Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, will be sworn in on Friday morning along with his cabinet.
The former central banker had Promised a seamless and quick transition as he took over from Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January after nearly 10 years in power.
The 59-year-old Carney, a political novice on Sunday was Overwhelmingly Election New Leader of the Liberal Party percent of more than 150,000 votes cast.
His jump into politics, after formerly heading the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, comes at a time of trade tensions with the United States.
In his victory speech to supporters, Carney struck a defiant tone towards Washington, saying: “In trade as in hockey, Canada will win.”
Carney, on Wednesday, said he was ready to sit down with US President Donald Trump to negotiate a renewed trade accord in a bid to avoid further economic tussling.
A 25 percent levy on steel and aluminum imports into the United States took effect earlier.
Canada, in a swift response, hit back with retaliatory tariffs.
