Korva herself didn’t want to talk politics with a Free Press reporter who had come to Windsor to gauge the mood in the city, but her comments shared one of the sentiments that was heard throughout the day: that people in the Windsor and Detroit areas are close, like family. Consternation at recent events was another.

Justin Trudeau, who was first elected prime minister in November 2015, announced on Jan. 6 his intention to resign as Liberal Party leader and prime minister.

Carney, 59, a Harvard grad, will oversee his country at a time when it is locked in a trade war with the United States, its largest trading partner.