Mark Carney and Donald Trump in their first Oval Office meeting, May 6, 2025/WH By Hon. Perrin Beatty May 2, 2026 While he generally avoids the type of self-congratulation that overflows the Oval Office, Mark Carney could be forgiven a moment of satisfaction a year after his election. In that time, Carney has revived a political brand that had come perilously close to extinction.