Brookfield Asset Management and Mark Carney have been targeted by a member of Canada’s Conservative Party who wants Canada’s lobbying watchdog to investigate them.
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The former central banker recently agreed to act as an adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party on economic policy. Conservatives have argued there’s a conflict between that role and his job at Brookfield, a global alternative asset manager. The letter alleges that Carney’s policy work for the Liberals has the potential to put government officials in an awkward position in any discussion that might relate to Brookfield. As one example, the lawmaker pointed to a news report that Brookfield has pitched a new investment fund that would take capital from Canadian pension funds and the federal government.
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