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Lorne Gunter: Mark Carney had an easy ride into role as Liberal leader and new PM

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Mark Carney was elected to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister of Canada .

Julian Zelizer : Carney offered the Liberal faithful what every self-absorbed party desires most.

He says Carney 's policies, outlined during the leadership contest, are not that different from the Trudeau era.

Zelizer says Carney ’s many flubs during the campaign, while reported, were quickly glossed over.

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65

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63

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23

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informal

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English

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48

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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