Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has seized upon Mark Carney’s come-from-behind election victory in Canada that was fuelled by his opposition to Donald Trump, as former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull urged Canberra and Ottawa to forge closer ties to fight back against the president’s policies.
Canadians strongly endorsed Carney, the former central bank governor in both Canada and the United Kingdom, who claimed victory in Monday’s national election after his centre-left Liberal Party fell just short of gaining an overall majority.
John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
