News Analysis
Mark Carney has been sworn in as the new prime minister and now the question is whether he will call an early election, and if so, when that will be.
Carney is the first Canadian prime minister to have never held elected office and he faces opposition parties intent on bringing down the government in the midst of a trade conflict with the United States.
The prime minister will be looking to face the electorate to win a seat in the House of Commons and obtain a stronger mandate to solidify his legitimacy. The best time to do so could be now, according to several experts who spoke with The Epoch Times, to capitalize on the momentum of his Liberal leadership win….