OTTAWA — Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is expected to be lining up more key endorsements from Quebec federal ministers for his leadership bid in the coming days. The National Post confirmed that Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne will be announcing his support for Carney in an event in Shawinigan,

The former governor of the Canadian and British central banks announced he was running to become head of the Liberal Party and prime minister.

Brit to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694 and the former head of Canada’s central bank, says he is entering the race to be Canada’s next prime minister following the resignation of Justin Trudeau.

Mark Carney, the former governor of Canada's central bank, on Thursday launched his bid to succeed Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, immediately becoming a frontrunner in the race.

Carney disclosed his intentions to a crowd in Edmonton, Alberta, the western Canadian city where he spent the bulk of his youth, promising an economic agenda focused on lifting the country from a period of stagnant growth.

If successful, the former Bank of England governor would become Canada's interim prime minister ahead of the next general election

T he sprint to succeed Justin Trudeau as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party has begun. Five candidates have entered the race ahead of the January 23rd deadline, but it will almost certainly be won by either the former central-bank governor,

Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney has secured the endorsements of four more current and former cabinet ministers.