Liberal leadership candidate and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney disclosed that former prime minister Stephen Harper approached him with an offer to serve as finance minister in 2012. Carney stated that he declined the offer as he believed it would be inappropriate to transition directly from his role as governor to elected politics.
Liberal leadership candidate and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney said on Sunday that former prime minister Stephen Harper asked him to join his cabinet as finance minister in 2012. Mark Carney , candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, makes an announcement at a campaign event in Halifax, in January. Carney sat down for an interview on Rosemary Barton Live on Sunday.
Carney worked as Bank of Canada governor from February 2008 to June 2013. In that time, he served under former Conservative finance minister Jim Flaherty — who was in Harper's cabinet when this purported job offer occurred.Chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks with Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney in his first Canadian interview to discuss his vision for Canada if elected.
Former minister of finance Jim Flaherty worked alongside former prime minister Stephen Harper during the 2008 global financial crisis. He died in 2014 at age 64. "Oh please. I was there and Carney played a big role," Pothier said. "Flaherty and Harper provided the political leadership that was key, but Carney was on deck with insight and smart monetary policy."
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