MPs Scheer, Lantsman and Barrett accuse former central banker of elitism as polls shift
Mark Carney, then the Canada 2020 Advisory Board Chair, speaks during the Canada 2020 Net-Zero Leadership Summit in Ottawa in April, 2023.front-runner Mark Carney, accusing the former central banker of being an elitist who is out of touch with the concerns of working Canadians.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose hefty tariffs on Canadian imports and Mr. Carney’s decision to renounce consumer carbon pricing has taken the wind out of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s plans to run an election campaign on scrapping the levy. Mr. Scheer said more than 50,000 Canadians have died from fentanyl overdoses since the Liberals came to power in 2015.
Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman said Canadians shouldn’t trust Mr. Carney’s pledge to scrap consumer carbon pricing, since he also pledged to increase the industrial carbon levy. That would hit Canadian steel and aluminum plants, industries already facing the threat of 25-per-cent U.S. tariffs, she said.Pollster Nik Nanos said it’s understandable why the Conservatives are targeting Mr. Carney, but it also comes with risks.
“For Poilievre, he has to be more than just a cheerleader for Canadian patriotism, Canadians want to hear details. They want to know what would be his approach, tone and strategy to dealing with Donald Trump,” he said. “It’s unbelievable that this guy has provided no transparency whatsoever about what his financial interests are,” he said. “Mark Carney has been in witness protection and hasn’t answered a lot of questions.”
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