Canadian Politics
Trump Has Carney on a Leash
Mark Carney was elected to stand up to Donald Trump. But Trump controls the policy levers that determine the value of Carney's largest financial interest. The…
Mark Carney
17 posts on Mark Carney from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Canadian Politics
Powering Canada Strong: A Trillion-Dollar Wish
The Carney government's National Electricity Strategy promises to double Canada's grid for a trillion dollars. The plan doesn't address why Canada can't build…
Canadian Politics
Governor General Louise Arbour: the Laurentian default
Mark Carney's pick for Governor General is a 79-year-old Montreal jurist who endorsed a charter calling for the elimination of Zionism, led the UN's push to…
Canadian Politics
The watchdog that cannot bite
Fifty-three employees. A $7.7 million budget. Zero examination reports in its most recent year. Three findings against a sitting Prime Minister and his Finance…
Canadian Politics
The loophole that no democracy has closed
Carney's situation is not unprecedented. Every democracy that has faced it — Canada, the EU, Italy, the United States — has struggled with the same structural…
Canadian Politics
Where Brookfield sits in every room
Fourteen Carney-era policy decisions, mapped against Brookfield's portfolio. Some confirm the thesis. Some cut against it. Both matter.
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One year of Mark Carney: the brand without the balance sheet
Mark Carney was elected as the competent one. One year later, his deficits are twice Trudeau's, his housing numbers are a rounding error, and his sovereign…
Canadian Politics
How Brookfield lobbies Ottawa without Brookfield
Brookfield Corporation has filed zero lobbying communications since Carney became Prime Minister. Its subsidiaries have filed twenty-three. The federal…
Canadian Politics
The Canada Strong Fund is not a sovereign wealth fund
Every sovereign wealth fund in history was built on surplus revenue. Canada is running a $78 billion deficit. Carney's 'Canada Strong Fund' is borrowed money…