The economist and former head of the Canadian central bank Mark Carney took office as the country's new prime minister on Friday, replacing Justin Trudeau, who resigned earlier this year. Canada's Governor General,

Carney has promised to stand up for Canada amid brewing trade war with Trump and speed up sluggish growth in national economy

Canada’s next leader is a relative political newcomer, coming instead from a decades-long career in finance where he steered governments through major global crises and periods of upheaval – experience he’s hoping to now leverage as he prepares to take over from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.