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Prime minister-designate Mark Carney's team has approached former Quebec premier Jean Charest to offer him a role, Radio-Canada is reporting.&nbsp;

The nature of the position is unknown. But according to sources with knowledge of the discussion, Charest has no intention of becoming a minister.

CBC News is not identifying the source because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.&nbsp;

After landslide victory, Mark Carney meets with Trudeau as transition to power begins

Prime minister-designate Mark Carney met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday as the new Liberal leader takes the reins of power after a landslide victory in Sunday's party election.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, arrives to the West Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 10, 2025 with Liberal MP Marco Mendicino.

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Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, arrives to the West Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday with his chief of staff, Liberal MP Marco Mendicino.

Conservative members pick MP Pierre Poilievre to be their new leader 

Ontario MP Poilievre easily clinched victory with an impressive 68.15 per cent of the vote on the first ballot — a decisive result that positions the right-wing and populist politician to lead the party into the next general election.

Newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre celebrates at the Conservative Party of Canada leadership vote, in Ottawa, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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Joly says Canada-U.K. friendship is 'in our DNA' after British PM's White House comments

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said she doesn't believe the relationship between Canada and the United Kingdom has changed after comments made by the British prime minister during a visit to the White House.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly answers questions from journalists before a meeting of the Liberal caucus in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly said Friday that the Canada-United Kingdom relationship remains strong.

Charest, who was instrumental in setting in motion the 

), is currently a member of&nbsp;Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations.&nbsp;

 against&nbsp;Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre&nbsp;in the&nbsp;party's leadership race. The former Quebec Liberal Party premier secured&nbsp;only&nbsp;11.65 per cent of the popular vote compared to&nbsp;Poilievre who won&nbsp;70.7&nbsp;per cent.&nbsp;

Charest was also a Progressive Conservative MP in the 1990s and the former federal party's leader.

While it is important for allies of Canada to&nbsp;defend the country, "no one is going to stand up for us in the way that we have to stand up for ourselves," Charest said in an interview last week with 

"We have to come to terms with the fact that we're going to live in a very different world. And, by the way,&nbsp;that's true post-Trump," he&nbsp;said. "At the end of the day, it's about us. Our future. Set aside Mr. Trump. Set aside 

. What do we, as Canadians, want to build as an economy, as a society?"

Former Quebec premier Jean Charest has been approached by the Carney campaign, sources tell Radio-Canada, but the nature of what was offered is unknown.

Mark Carney camp offers role to former Quebec premier Jean Charest: sources

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