A looming G7 summit and NATO meeting, dealing with soured relations with both China and India, expanding British trade ties, foreign aid and instability in the Middle East are all on the PM's agenda.

The ascendance of Carney as a climate prime minister who didn’t talk about climate is all the more striking when considered alongside last year’s election in Mexico of Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist who also avoided talking about the issue in her campaign.

The incumbent Liberal Party secured a fourth term in power after a major turnaround in fortunes, aided by President Donald Trump’s trade war and threats to annex Canadian territory.