OTTAWA — Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is backing away from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's consumer carbon pricing regime but will keep industrial pricing in place.

The consumer carbon tax isn’t working — it’s become too divisive," Carney said in a written statement provided to The Canadian Press ahead of the announcement. "That’s why I’ll cancel it and replace it with incentives to reward people for greener choices.

Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney made sure to play up his local roots at his official campaign launch in Edmonton on Thursday, but Albertan pundits and political strategists are still on the fence about whether he can connect with the province’s voters after decades away.

While Mark Carney’s outsider status inspires the Liberal faithful, his performance on the campaign trail is more likely to highlight the drawbacks of political inexperience.

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney made sure to play up his local roots at his official campaign launch in Edmonton on Thursday, but Albertan pundits and political strategists are ...

Mark Carney's official campaign launch for Liberal ... The launch took place at the Laurier Heights Community League in Edmonton in a hall that holds around 140 people. The indoor space sat ...

Mark Carney recently announced his bid to become Liberal leader and prime minister with a promise to focus on the economy amid a chaotic, fast-changing world. While the former governor of the Bank ...

Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney announces that he is running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, in Edmonton on Jan. 16 ...

“Mark Carney is back from Europe to continue what ... When Carney, who grew up in Edmonton, was named the first foreigner to serve as governor of the Bank of England it won bipartisan praise ...

Here's a look at the Liberal leadership race and where the candidates stand on First Nation, Inuit and Métis policies.

Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney is fond of claiming he’s an “outsider.” If Carney wants to be seen as an outsider, he must do more than say he is one. Carney needs to put his money where his mouth is and present a clear plan to fix this government’s broken budget.

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.