Former central banker Mark Carney, fresh from a landslide victory to become the leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and the country's next prime minister, met Justin Trudeau on Monday and said the formal handover of power would be quick.

Canada’s next prime minister has met with outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and is vowing a quick transition.

Carney, who will take over the leadership of both his party and his country, is expected to call a snap election shortly after being sworn into office.

Former central banker Mark Carney claimed a landslide victory on Sunday to lead Canada's Liberal Party and become its next prime minister, setting him up for a clash with the Trump administration. Liberal party members bet on Carney as the man best placed to take on U.

OTTAWA--Canada's prime minister-designate Mark Carney met Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and said there would be a "quick" and "seamless" transition in transferring political power to the former central banker.

Former Goldman Sachs executive Mark Carney won the Liberal Party primary on Sunday and will be appointed Canada's next prime minister after the resignation of Justin Trudeau.

Former central banker Mark Carney will become prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader Sunday in a landside vote with 85.9% support.

Carney, a political novice, will take over at a tumultuous time in Canada, which is in the midst of a trade war with longtime ally the United States and must hold a general election soon.

Carney will become Canada's prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader in a landslide vote.

Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada, was overwhelmingly elected the leader of the Liberal Party and the Great White North's next prime minister on Sunday.

Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday and the former central banker

Trump has repeatedly spoken about annexing Canada and thrown bilateral trade, the lifeblood of the Canadian economy, into chaos with dizzying tariff actions that have veered in various directions since he took office.