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Montevideo, May 9th 2025 - 05:56 UTC

Tag: Mark Carney

  • Tuesday, May 6th 2025 - 20:16 UTC

    Carney tells Trump Canada not for sale

    Some places like Buckingham Palace are simply not for sale, Carney told Trump. “Never say never,” the Republican leader replied

    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met US President Donald Trump Tuesday in Washington to discuss bilateral ties amid a trade war sparked by tariffs on Canadian goods. Carney firmly told Trump his country was “not for sale,” but the Republican leader replied it was wiser to “never say never.” He insisted that Canada joining the Union as its 51st State would be a “wonderful marriage” with benefits like lower taxes and military protection for Canadians.

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  • Wednesday, April 30th 2025 - 07:02 UTC

    Canadian Liberals retain office with Trump’s annexation threat ‘help’; Carney congratulated by Sir Starmer

    Mark Carney, the former chair of the Bank of England during a recent visit to 10 Downing Street to meet with Sir Keir Starmer

    Canadian Liberals led by PM Mark Carney, and with the help from Trump’s annexation threats, have retained office on Monday’s election, although a minority government, three short from a majority. Liberals managed 169 seats, Conservatives 144 out of a total 343 in the House of Commons.

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  • Tuesday, April 29th 2025 - 10:53 UTC

    Canada: Carney's Liberals win elections, but will they form a majority gov't?

    Trump will never own us, Carney said (Pic EFE)

    Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party won Canada's federal election securing a fourth consecutive term, though it remains unclear if they achieved a majority government requiring 172 seats or will form a minority government reliant on other parties.

  • Friday, April 4th 2025 - 09:36 UTC

    Canada announces countermeasures to Trump's tariffs

    “Their policies will hurt American families, until that pain becomes impossible to ignore,” Carney foresaw

    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday that his country would impose 25% tariffs on US-made automobiles in response to President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canadian autos as part of his “Liberation Day” measures.

  • Tuesday, March 18th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    King Charles support for Canadian sovereignty and new PM Mark Carney

    The King has sought to make clear his commitment to Canada, and if it had not been for his cancer diagnosis, he would have travelled for an intended visit in 2024.

    King Charles gave a warm welcome to the new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney when he visited Buckingham Palace on Monday. It was another symbolic gesture of support for Canada from a King, wearing a red tie, who has to send coded signals rather than spell things out in words, as Canada faces threats from US President Donald Trump.

  • Saturday, March 15th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Canada will never be the US' 51st State, Carney says

    Carney wants to talk with Trump but will strengthen European alliances first

    Mark Carney was officially sworn in Friday as Canada's new Prime Minister before Governor General Mary Simon, the personal representative of King Charles. He insisted his country would not become Washington's 51st State, as suggested by US President Donald Trump. Canada “will never, ever, in any way, shape or form, be part of the United States,” he stressed.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Canada's new PM's past in Brazil comes to light

    Carney played a senior role at Brookfield, a company linked to deforestation and slave-like labor scandals in the South American country

    Canada's new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, may be a novice in politics but not to scandals, given his past at the investment firm Brookfield Asset Management, where he was vice chair and head of transition investing, later becoming chair of the asset management arm. During his tenure, Brookfield's name was linked to deforestation and slave-like labor practices, which seem to clash with Carney’s public stance on sustainability and climate action.

  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 09:00 UTC

    Carney to succeed Trudeau as Canadian PM

    In 2013, Carney became the first non-citizen to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694

    Mark Carney, a former central banker and governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, has been elected as the new leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, succeeding Justin Trudeau as prime minister after a landslide victory over former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland with 85.9% of the vote. His election comes at a time when the country faces a trade war with the United States, given President Donald Trump's tariffs, in addition to wanting it to become the 51st U.S. state.

  • Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

    Ex BoE governor blames much of UK's economic challenges on Brexit

    Mark Carney said Brexit was also helping to fuel inflation and had “slowed the pace at which the economy can grow”.

    Former Bank of England governor, Mark Carney said that the fall in the pound and shrinking economy after the UK left the European Union, Brexit, had added to “inflationary pressure”.

  • Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:22 UTC

    Bank of England governor Mark Carney appointed UN Envoy for Climate Action

    The announcement comes ahead of COP25, the UN's annual climate change conference, which gets under way in Madrid on Monday

    Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been appointed United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance. Mr. Carney will take up his new post once his term as governor ends on 31 January 2020.

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