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Mark Carney enters the race to replace Justin Trudeau

STORY: :: Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carneyenters the race to replace Justin Trudeau :: January 16, 2025:: Edmonton, Canada:: Mark Carney, Former Bank of Canada governor"I'm here to ask for your support. I'm here to earn your trust to lead that fight. I'm back home in Edmonton to declare my candidacy for leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada. // Canada needs change, but not just any change. We need change that works for people and we've never needed it more. So if you remember one thing from what I say today, remember this: I am going to be completely focused on getting our economy back on track."Carney, 59, launched his bid at an event in the western city of Edmonton, casting himself as an outsider who was not part of Trudeau's unpopular government.In 2013 he took over as governor of the Bank of England, becoming the first person to ever head two major central banks.Trudeau announced his resignation this month amid unhappiness among legislators alarmed by the party's poor polling numbers ahead of an election this year.Trudeau, who took office in November 2015, will stay on until his replacement is named on March 9.