We live in extraordinary geopolitical times. You could tell as much by watching the festivities Thursday evening, as the Liberals prepared to announce their new leader — <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;who turned out to be Mark Carney, with a whopping 86 per cent of the first-ballot votes&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/liberal-leadership-vote-prime-minister&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/liberal-leadership-vote-prime-minister">who turned out to be Mark Carney, with a whopping 86 per cent of the first-ballot votes</a>. The three others wasted $350,000 on entry fees for pretty much nothing, I’m afraid.

In reality, both parties are determined to stand up to Trump. Canadians deserve an immediate election campaign to decide who'd do it best.{ai:summary}<p>The Liberals announced Mark Carney as their new leader, securing 86% of the first-ballot votes. The other candidates collectively spent $350,000 on entry fees without significant support. </p><p>#politics</p>

Chris Selley: New Liberal Leader Mark Carney pitches national unity, just not with Conservatives

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