OTTAWA, Mar 14 (AFP): Former central banker Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada's next prime minister on Friday with the country rattled by a breakdown in relations with the United States.
He succeeds Justin Trudeau who announced his resignation in January after nearly a decade in power and following dwindling support over the past year.
The ruling Liberal Party overwhelmingly backed Carney to replace Trudeau, hoping the technocrat's experiences, leading two central banks through historic crises, will reassure a population who are facing a potentially devastating trade war.
The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 11:00 am (1500 GMT) in Ottawa and be administered by the governor general, a representative of King Charles III.
A political novice at age 59, who has never been elected to public office, Carney had promised a "seamless and quick" transition.
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