Senior officials in the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made their decision regarding those who believe that he should be replaced as Prime Minister of Canada, and they throw their weight behind Mark Carney.
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(Bloomberg) – Senior officials in the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took their choice about those who believe that he should be replaced as Prime Minister of Canada – and they throw their weight behind Mark Carney.
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Carney won the support of Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie, Environmental Secretary Stephen Gillele, Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Labor Minister Stephen McCainon. A person close to Chambine said he would receive public support from the Minister of Industry Francois Philip Champin on Sunday.
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Support shows that many ministers believe that the former central bank governor is the best bet to counter the commercial threats of US President Donald Trump and enhance the electoral fortunes of the liberal party. It also strengthens Carney’s position in Quebec, which is a traditional bastion, a decisive stronghold to support liberals.
Julie, Jellowte, McCainon and Chambine are all French -speaking province. Carney, 59, who grew up in Alberta, was working daily with his aides to improve his French language skills, according to people familiar with the matter.
This will be very important if he wins the liberal leadership competition, becomes prime minister and heads to general elections, where Pierre Politer, a fierce and dual -language view, will face the fluency of the Conservative Party, and Yves Francois Blanchett, Prime Minister. The leader of the Quebec block.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Jolie said that Carney’s support at the expense of Christia Frieland, the former finance minister who entered the race last week, was “a difficult option.” Jolie said she chose Carney due to his confirmation of dealing with major crises such as Britain’s exit from the European Union, which occurred when he was the Governor of England Bank, and the global financial crisis in 2008, which erupted shortly before he took over the position of Governor of Canada Bank.
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Gillele, a former Green Peace Activist, said he believed Carney is the best for the Trump administration and directed the Canadian economy by turning energy in the coming years. He said: “I knew him and I trust him and have a great faith in his capabilities.”
The support of Quebec’s ministers is important for the credibility of the Carney campaign – his first attempt to win a political position – as there are still questions about his ability to speak French without a text in front of him.
“This should be a source of concern for the liberals, who need Quebec in the upcoming elections,” said Jeremy Gio, a resident adviser in Montreal, who previously worked as an assistant to Julie.
No liberal leader from outside Quebec in the general elections in Canada since 1965 has been winning. The Kubicia Bloc Party, the party that represents the interests of Quebec in Ottawa and enhances the independence of the province, has fulfilled a good performance in public opinion polls and appears to be ready to occupy seats from Parliament. Liberals. Quebec will receive 78 out of 343 seats in the House of Commons in the elections that may be held early in May.
In addition to improving his French language, Carney can help himself in Quebec by spending time on the ground there and through political positions.
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He referred to the tactics of former conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is from Alberta. His French language was far from perfection, but in 2006 his government approved a parliamentary proposal to recognize Kikbik as a country inside Canada, which helped conservatives build support there.
Frieland, who is seen as the main competitor of Carne in the leadership race and is fluently speaking French, was Vice Prime Minister Trudeau for five years and was seen by many as the strongest member of his government.
It was supported by a number of ministers, including Justice Minister Aref Ferrani and Health Minister Mark Hollande. Like Freeland, they represent areas in the Greater Toronto.
It was the remarkable resignation of Frieland from the position of Finance Minister on December 16 that sparked the events that led to Trudeau’s decision to step down and call for a race for leadership. The Prime Minister will leave after choosing his successor on March 9.
Her resignation sparked a chaos in the government, as she resigned just hours before the date scheduled to submit a financial and economic update to Parliament, which left Trudeau striving to find an emergency alternative as minister of finance. I did it partially because Trudeau was particularly talking about her transfer to a different job within the cabinet and asked Carney to become a finance minister.
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There are still some bitter feelings within the Trudeau government about the way Freeland pushed the government to chaos in December, says some of the major liberals who spoke on the condition of not revealing their identity. Others say that Freeland is very associated with the prime minister who is unpopular after nine years in his government, and it will be better for liberals to choose a lower political weight leader.
Frieland told reporters that she was “grateful to her colleagues who supported me”, and indicated that she also has the support of many regional gatherings who play a role in organizing the party.
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