Carney disclosed his intentions to a crowd in Edmonton, Alberta, the western Canadian city where he spent the bulk of his youth, promising an economic agenda focused on lifting the country from a period of stagnant growth.

Brit to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694 and the former head of Canada’s central bank, says he is entering the race to be Canada’s next prime minister following the resignation of Justin Trudeau.

Mark Carney launched the B.C. leg of his campaign to become the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and ultimately the prime minister of Canada, in Richmond Thursday night. A 100-plus crowd of Liberal supporters gathered at the Sandman Hotel to hear him speak and glad-hand with him. Carney, however, didn’t take any questions from the media.