Who is Mark Carney, the favourite to become the next Canadian prime minister?

Canada is expected to select a considered former central banker to tackle the challenges posed by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on a cornerstone of Western free trade.

Mark Carney, 59, is the favourite to become the next prime minister when the governing Liberal Party of Canada announces its decision on a replacement for Justin Trudeau in a leadership vote on Sunday. Nicholas Rushworth’s portrait.