Mark Carney, an economist and political newcomer, will be sworn in as Canada's new prime minister on Friday, just days after being elected leader of the governing Liberal Party.

Two Windsor-Essex MPs have been reacting to Mark Carney's appointment to the role of Canada's prime minister with a mixture of praise and disappointment.

TORONTO (AP) — Former central banker Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday, and will now try to steer his country through a trade war brought by U.S. President Donald Trump, a threat of annexation and an expected federal election.