Can ‘technocratic daddy’ Mark Carney solve Canada’s deep-rooted problems?

Canada is reeling from the deterioration in relations with the USA and internally divided

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Canadian prime minister Mark Carney. Photograph: Justin Tang/The Canadian Press.
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney. Photograph: Justin Tang/The Canadian Press.

On today’s Inside Politics podcast Canadian journalist Jen Gerson joins Hugh Linehan to talk about the results of Monday’s federal election in Canada, which confirmed the once-unlikely comeback of the Liberal party led by former central banker Mark Carney.

Gerson explains the unique challenges facing this vast, dispersed country whose relationship with its closest ally - the US - has collapsed since the election of Donald Trump.

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