2025-03-10
12 分钟Good morning from the Financial Times.
Today is Monday, March 10, and this is your FT news briefing.
Canada's ruling Liberal Party has elected a new leader and therefore a new prime minister.
And a tough antitrust enforcer is likely headed to the U.S. justice Department.
Plus, illegal gold mining is devastating cocoa farming in Ghana.
I'm Kasia Bresalian and here's the news you need to start your day.
In first place, the next Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney.
Representing 85.9% of the vote, Mark Carney will replace Justin Trudeau as Canada's Prime Minister.
The country's Liberal Party made the announcement yesterday after a leadership vote.
We're all being called to stand up for each other and for the Canadian way of life.
So let me ask you, who's ready.
Pierre Flair, who's ready to stand up for Canada with me?
The two time central bank governor defeated former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland for the top job.
But he might not be leading Canada for long.
By law,
Carney will have to call a general election no later than October and it'll probably happen much sooner.
Polling says the race between Carney and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre will be close.
Whoever wins will have one big how to manage growing tensions with the US Cabinet.
Confirmations for US President Donald Trump have been,
well, pretty partisan affairs for the most part.