Mark Carney won the Liberal leadership race on Sunday in a contest that landed the former Bank of Canada governor the role of prime minister. Carney has never been democratically elected. The leadership selection was chosen exclusively by card-carrying members of the Liberal party, and not Canadians as a whole. Approximately 150,000 Liberals aged 14+ participated in the vote. Carney beat Chrystia Freeland, former finance minister and deputy prime minster, Karina Gould, former House leader, and Frank Baylis, former Liberal MP. Baylis earned 3% of the votes, Gould 3.2%, Freeland 8% and Carney 85.9%.Addressing Trudeau after his win was secured, Carney said, "without your support, I wouldn't be standing here.""Without your examples, I wouldn't have a purpose. And without your love, I wouldn't have the strength, wouldn't have the energy to energize the Liberal party as supporters like no one else can do it," said the prime minister-designate..UPDATED: Trump dominates second Liberal debate, candidates push spending, AI, ‘new world order'.The Liberal party held a leadership gala in Ottawa Sunday evening. As the event opened, each candidate entered the room one-by-one and were given 90 seconds to address the crowd. Each of them targeted their remarks toward President Donald Trump and the tariff war.Sunday's event then moved onto the cursory land acknowledgement and the singing of O Canada.After the CBC's Rosemary Barton lamented that Trudeau was "about to deliver his last speech as prime minister," the state broadcaster played a tribute video to the outgoing leader as Trudeau's 16-year-old daughter Ella-Grace appeared onstage. She said she's heard some "drama" about her father for the last few years, which led her to wonder about "their lack of integrity.""I'm looking forward to seeing more of him at home, and less online," she joked, as the crowd cheered. "But I wouldn't trade the last few years for anything. I'm so proud of you."Trudeau then took to the stage, where he told the crowd he is "damn proud about we've done over these past 10 years." "But tonight is about our future," said Trudeau. "When Liberals gather, we're always focused on just one thing: the work that still needs to be done to build a country that is worthy of all Canadians.""We need to make sure Canada stays the best country on earth."He then began to discuss the "existential crisis" posed by Trump and that "we need to show them what we're made of" by "proudly embracing who we are." "People who are free to be with they want to be, pray to whom they'll pray and love who they love!" shouted Trudeau in an uncharacteristically raspy voice."A Liberal will always defend a woman's right to choose!" he said to the cheering crowd. "We'll be diplomatic when we can, and fight when we must — but elbows up!"Trudeau gave a special shout-out to two people he couldn't do it without —his photographer Adam Scotti and his chief-of-staff Katie Telford. "This is a nation defining moment," said Trudeau. "Democracy is not a given. Freedom is not a given. None of those happened by accident.""It takes hope and hard work."He also gave a nod to the "unity of the Canadian flag and said "the world is looking to see what Canadians will do.""Let us not dwell on all of the things we've done in the last 10 years. Let us dwell on the things we'll do in the years to come.".Telford unaware of any evidence linking Chinese election interference to former Liberal MP.Then came former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien who championed the Liberals' "affirmative action," "a woman's right to choose" and same-sex marriage.He also pointed towards his work with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the early notion of "diversity" and "pride.""Lots of pride," he said, thanking Trudeau for his leadership and three successive leadership victories.Chrétien spent the bulk of his speech condemning Trump..It was widely accepted ahead of the vote that Carney would come out on top, despite being riddled with scandal before he even steps into the Prime Minister's Office.Carney thus far has refused to disclose his corporate holdings, despite having investments and leadership roles in multiple companies ahead of his January 16 candidacy announcement.As the Western Standard earlier reported, Carney held onto at least five of his board positions after he insisted he had “resigned from them all.”Tory leader Pierre Poilievre on Friday vowed to amend the Conflict of Interest Act if he becomes prime minister, so that every candidate and public office holder will be compelled to disclose their financial interested to prevent “greed and corruption.”City News reported Carney’s campaign fundraised a staggering $4.5 million since he announced his candidacy on January 16. .‘I RESIGNED FROM THEM ALL’: Carney caught lying about board positions
