OTTAWA-Canada’s self-described ‘globalist’ new Prime Minister Mark Carney immediately aimed fire at President Donald Trump upon winning his party’s leadership contest last week. 

Carney criticized President Trump during his acceptance speech when he won the Liberal leadership last Sunday, saying that Canada’s tariffs against the United States will remain until the Americans “show us respect” and added that Canadians “are always ready when someone else drops the gloves.”

He also tried to tie Trump to his main challenger. “Donald Trump thinks he can weaken us with his plan to divide and conquer,” while “Pierre Poilievre’s plan will leave us divided and ready to be conquered.”

“Because a person who worships at the altar of Donald Trump will kneel before him, not stand up to him.” 

Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada, officially announced his bid for the federal Liberal Party leadership at Laurier Heights Community League in Edmonton, Canada, on January 16, 2025.  (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Carney, who lived in the tony Ottawa neighborhood of Rockcliffe Park before becoming prime minister, also holds British and Irish citizenship. Earlier this month, he said that he had begun the process of renouncing both.

Along the way, the man whose looks were once compared to those of actor George Clooney made a fortune at England’s central bank alone. Carney earned $1.3 million, including pay, allowances and housing costs – the highest for the head of any federal reserve at the time.

However, his current net worth might not be revealed any time soon. Before becoming prime minister, Carney divested his assets, “other than his personal real estate, into a blind trust,” a member of his team told CBC News. Under Canadian law, public-office holders need to divest their assets, such as stock options, either by selling them or having a trustee manage or sell them without, in this case, consulting Carney.

Carney’s spokesperson did not return Fox News Digital’s request for comment.