From Fort Smith to global finance and back, Carney’s not your usual politician | Unpublished
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Author: Kyle Duggan
Publication Date: March 9, 2025 - 19:44

From Fort Smith to global finance and back, Carney’s not your usual politician

March 9, 2025
Even when Mark Carney was still in high school, his friends bugged him about whether he would become prime minister one day.His answer was one fit for a future politician: to never confirm nor deny.


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It is clear by now that U.S. President Donald Trump has Canada in the crosshairs. While he has threatened, paused, levied and equivocated on his tariff threats, it is evident that Canada is now, at the very least, in economic conflict with our closest neighbour and largest trading partner. Trump’s attempts to undermine and destabilize us are unlikely to end soon. Read More
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March 10, 2025 - 04:30 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
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March 10, 2025 - 04:30 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen