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Carney’s first year as prime minister underscores the contrast with Trudeau

Mark Carney’s leadership reprioritized economic policy and governance, moving the Liberal Party toward the centre-right with a businesslike style and a key pipeline agreement.

  • On Dec. 17, 2025, Mark Carney shifted the Liberal Party of Canada toward the centre-right by prioritizing economic policy and signing a memorandum with Alberta to build a West Coast oil pipeline.
  • Carney's banking past explains his Bank of England reputation shaping a more formal, corporate prime minister's office while his outsider entry changed political role expectations, Carlene Variyan said.
  • Carney enforces punctuality by making cabinet ministers rush to Tuesday's 10 a.m. meetings, grants few interviews to domestic Canadian media outlets, discourages scrums, and projects a buttoned‑down image with dark suits and no coloured socks.
  • Carney's approach has changed Canada‑U.S. dynamics by creating a different relationship with Donald Trump, U.S. President, while observers say the Liberal brand now echoes Conservative corporate messaging.
  • Small missteps and public gaffes reveal Mark Carney's outsider traits, while at the Liberal holiday party last week he introduced Michael Ma, new Liberal defector, amid Opposition Conservatives' pushback.
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Carney’s first year as prime minister underscores the contrast with Trudeau

Canadians started the year with Justin Trudeau as prime minister, a man who wore his emotions on his sleeve — who teared up when he announced his resignation in early January, triggering a tumultuous year in politics.

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The Record broke the news in Waterloo, Canada on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
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