It’s no surprise that the former central banker is running on economic management, but his launch made it clear that he intends to lean heavily into Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s central issue
Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney reacts on the day he announces that he is running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party, in Edmonton, on Jan. 16.for the Liberal leadership in an Edmonton hockey arena. He talked about leading Liberals to a third-period comeback. But somebody should have given the starting centre a shake. Mr. Carney had a slow start.
He was more lively in the less-scripted answers during a postspeech press conference, including fending off questions about potential conflicts of interest by declaring he has Yet the speech Mr. Carney delivered in Edmonton allowed him to set out a few basic markers to distance himself from, and to declare himself to be the economy candidate – and argue he is the best person to face Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
It’s no surprise that the former central banker is running on economic management, but his launch made it clear that he intends to lean heavily into the issue that has become the Liberal government’s biggest weakness – and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s central issue.
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