Overview
- Mark Carney, leading the Liberal leadership race, admitted he should have been more precise about his involvement in Brookfield Asset Management's headquarters relocation to New York.
- Carney claims the formal decision to move Brookfield's headquarters occurred after his departure, but documents suggest he was involved in urging shareholder approval prior to stepping down.
- Conservative critics accuse Carney of misleading Canadians about the timeline and his role in the decision, questioning his trustworthiness as a potential prime minister.
- Carney has pledged to follow all ethics and conflict-of-interest rules if elected but has avoided committing to proactive financial disclosures beyond legal requirements.
- The Liberal Party has seen a recent surge in polls, attributed partly to backlash against Donald Trump's rhetoric, positioning Carney as a stabilizing figure compared to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.