Canadians see Mark Carney as ‘far better equipped' to handle US relations
Ipsos Public Affairs CEO Darrell Bricker claims Canadians see Prime Minister Mark Carney as 'far better equipped' to handle relations with the United States than his opponent.
This comes as Canadians head to the polls for the federal election amid economic uncertainty from the US trade war.
'That's because he was the governor of the Bank of Canada, he was the governor of the Bank of England, who's very well known internationally,' Mr Bricker told Sky News Australia.
'So, people think he was built for this particular series of events that we're going to be dealing with.'
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