Front Burner

Politics! Mark Carney's running, tariff fight gets messy

After a soft launch on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Mark Carney has made his Liberal leadership bid official. Is he up for the job?
A man smiles at a podium in front of a crowd. The podium says Mark Carney.
Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney announces that he is running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, in Edmonton on Jan. 16, 2025. (Amber Bracken/Reuters)

It was another really busy week in Canadian politics. 

It began with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's trip to Mar-a-Lago to talk tariffs and Canadian oil with Trump and his team, and it rolled into a meeting between Canada's premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where Smith did not get onside with her colleagues. 

The Liberal leadership race narrowed further, and on Thursday, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney threw his hat into the ring. 

Catherine Cullen is the host of CBC's The House. Jason Markusoff is a producer and writer with CBC Calgary. They join host Jayme Poisson to talk about it all. 

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