While this was a very different Mark Carney, the lineage in crisis economics was also part of his sell. Carney told his audience in Edmonton, Alberta, sporting the local Oilers hockey shirt: "President Trump has ruptured the global economy... America's leadership of the global economy is over. In current circumstances, the origins of his election win, his approach to policy making, and the nature of his mandate, could assume critical importance. Then after Mark Carney was elected Liberal leader, just eight weeks ago, the Liberals achieved a consistent poll lead, which they rode to victory last week. Carney incorporated voters on the left who were scared of a Conservative government amplified by Trump.