内容摘要：Poilievre led in national polls from mid-2023 until this March, and analysts had projected a near-certain win for his party in the upcoming election.

Poilievre led in national polls from mid-2023 until this March, and analysts had projected a near-certain win for his party in the upcoming election.

He also noted the tariff threat from US President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office on Monday, saying that Canada is facing extraordinary times.Trump has suggested imposing potential 25% tariffs on Canadian goods.

"I've helped managed multiple crises and I've helped save two economies," Mr Carney said. "I know how business works, and I know how to make it work for you."Mr Carney, who is Harvard and Oxford educated, brings a range of economic experience to the race.He previously worked at the investment bank Goldman Sachs, and served as Canada's central banker, from 2008 - when the country became the first G7 nation to raise interest rates after the financial crisis - to 2013.

He then moved to London, where he served as governor of the Bank of England until 2020.During his tenure, he led efforts to support the UK economy through Brexit, though he faced criticism that some of his early interventions were overly political.

Mr Carney is also known as an advocate for environmental sustainability. In 2019 became a UN Special Envoy for Climate Change, and in 2021 launched the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, a grouping of banks and financial institutions working to combat climate change.

In recent months, Mr Carney advised Trudeau on economic matters. On Thursday, he criticised the sitting prime minister for his handling of the file.Yet fundamental questions were being raised about freedom of speech, how we treat each other and how you define a woman. The need for clarity had become overwhelming.

In terms of equality law, the Supreme Court ruling provided that.For women's groups there is sheer relief that biological facts will now drive decisions.

But for many trans people there is distress. Even though they still have protections under the Equality Act, for many it does not feel like that. They worry that harassment will increase.Activist Charlie Craggs, who is a trans woman, told the BBC it was really sad that this tiny community of less than 1% of the population was being "thrown under the bus".