Conservative MP Michael Barrett hosted a press conference on Tuesday, calling on Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney to disclose his business dealings and financial interests.
In Barrett’s letter to Carney, he asserts that Trudeau strategically protected Carney from ethics disclosures that might reveal conflicts of interest.
“We already know that, so far, Justin Trudeau has managed to protect you from ethics disclosure by appointing you to a Board consisting only of you, which provided him with advice on economic growth,” his letter reads.
Barrett further said that in his position as advisor to Trudeau, Carney advocated for items such as heat pumps, despite being tied to Brookfield Asset Management, which owns a heat pump company.
Carney joined Brookfield Asset Management in August of 2020 as Vice Chair and Head of ESG (environmental, social and governance) and Impact Investing. He remained in the role until late 2023, where he traded his executive position for an advisory position with the company.
Carney then resigned from the company on January 16th, while also stepping down from his role on Bloomberg’s board, on the same day he launched his Liberal leadership campaign in Edmonton.
At the same campaign launch event in Edmonton, a limoscene was spotted towards the end of the event, while independent journalists were not allowed to ask questions, prompting five armed police officers to forcefully remove accredited journalists including The Counter Signal’s very own Keean Bexte.
Carney has received endorsements from multiple Trudeau appointed cabinet ministers, including those who are departing from political life. He’s also received the endorsement of nearly every single Sikh Liberal MP and minister, signalling his popularity with the pro-Khalistan independence movement in Canada.
Truss warns Canada
Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss however, issued a warning to Canadians regarding Carney’s record as governor of the Bank of England, which included the endorsement of “disastrous” Net Zero policies.
