A walk through the Star’s archives to learn more about Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, the 59-year-old former central banker from Edmonton, Alta.

According to data from Abacus Data, 33% of Canadians have a positive perception of Mark Carney.

Frank Baylis, easily the wealthiest candidate in the race (his eponymous Baylis Medical Company was sold for more than $2 billion in 2021), has received the endorsement of Celina Caesar-Chavannes, a former Liberal MP who has become of the most vocal ex-Liberals to denounce Trudeau, even doing so in a longform interview with Jordan Peterson.

According to a new study by Léger, Mark Carney is still the frontrunner to become the next Liberal Party of Canada leader.

The six candidates running for Liberal leadership have now all registered with Elections Canada, which monitors their fundraising activities as political leadership contestants under the law.

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OTTAWA — The idea of becoming prime minister of Canada in a matter of weeks despite having never won an election does not seem to worry former central banker Mark Carney, who says he has started at the top many times in his career.

Restricting the flow of energy to the U.S. is one measure being discussed in Canada in the event of a trade war, but it’s controversial. The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan have said they’re against moves to curb energy sales to the U.S., which are the primary source of the U.S.’s trade deficit with Canada.

Northern Ontario Liberal MPs were set to endorse Carney for leader at a news conference on Friday. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, who is backing Carney, said it was cancelled because of a scheduling conflict and the event likely will be moved to somewhere in northern Ontario.

“This decision raises significant questions about the legitimacy of the leadership race and, by extension, the legitimacy of the next prime minister of Canada,” Arya said in a social media statement on Sunday. He did not elaborate on his concerns or provide reasons the party gave for declining his candidacy.

One of the seven Liberal leadership hopefuls says the party is not allowing him to run, as another high-profile cabinet minister endorsed Mark Carney on Sunday.