The former Bank of England and Bank of Canada governor says he is considering running for leader of Canada’s Liberal Party and prime minister.

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney announced on Thursday that he was running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, saying he wanted to focus on the struggling economy.

Mark Carney, the first non-Brit to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694 and the former head of Canada’s central bank, says he is entering the race to be Canada’s next prime minister fo

Former central banker Mark Carney is poised to announce that he’s jumping into the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party and Canadian prime minister.

Mark Carney, the former governor of Canada's central bank, on Thursday launched his bid to succeed Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, immediately becoming a frontrunner in the race.

Mark Carney has run two central banks and championed the green transition. Now he wants to lead Canada’s Liberal Party.

Former central banker Mark Carney has strongly suggested he will run to be Canada’s next prime minister during an appearance on Jon Stewart’s "The Daily Show."

Mr Carney, who was also governor of the Bank of England, is running as an outsider with considerable financial experience. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan on Wednesday became the latest member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's front bench to announce he won't seek re-election. More than two dozen Liberals,

PICTOU – While he wasn’t quite ready to announce who he was endorsing in the Liberal leadership race while taking part in a funding announcement in Pictou on Jan. 17, Central Nova MP Sean Fraser did announce through a social media post a few days later that he is supporting former Governor of the Bank of Canada Mark Carney.

MP Mark Gerretsen and MPP Ted Hsu weigh in on the Liberal leadership race. They describe what kind of leader Canada needs in office. The race is on for the federal Liberals to find a new leader. It will be their first election in more than a decade, after Justin Trudeau decided to step down, ending his nine-year stretch as the party leader.