Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney made sure to play up his local roots at his official campaign launch in Edmonton on Thursday, but Albertan pundits and political strategists are still on the fence about whether he can connect with the province’s voters after decades away.

Mark Carney announced his bid to become leader of the Liberal Party of Canada surrounded by dozens of supporters in Edmonton on Thursday.

Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney announces that he is running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, in Edmonton on Jan. 16 ...

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 following the resignation of Justin Trudeau.

Mark J. Carney ’87 — a member of Harvard’s Board of Overseers, the University’s second-highest governing body — launched his campaign to become Canada’s next prime minister at a rally in Edmonton, Alberta Thursday afternoon.

OTTAWA — The idea of becoming prime minister of Canada in a matter of weeks despite having never won an election does not seem to worry former central banker Mark Carney, who says he has started at the top many times in his career.

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.

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carneyenters the race to replace Justin Trudeau :::: Edmonton, Canada:: Mark Carney, Former Bank of Canada governor"I'm here to ask for your support. I'm here to earn your trust to lead that fight.

Under Canada’s Westminster parliamentary system, Canadians do not actually vote for prime ministers the way Americans vote for presidents.

After months of speculation about his political ambitions, former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark ... Mr Carney formally launched his bid in his hometown of Edmonton, Alberta ...

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney made sure to play up his local roots at his official campaign launch in Edmonton on Thursday, but Albertan pundits and political strategists are ...

“Mark Carney is back from Europe to continue what ... When Carney, who grew up in Edmonton, was named the first foreigner to serve as governor of the Bank of England it won bipartisan praise ...