Can the guy from Fort Smith save the British from themselves?

As Britons decide whether to leave the EU, their Canadian-born central bank governor isn’t shying away from explaining what he sees as the consequences.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, pictured in Ottawa in 2013 while still governor of the Bank of Canada, has said the British could possibly face a 'technical recession' as a result of Brexit. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

June 1, 2016

OTTAWA—Mark Carney, who took over Canada’s central bank at the dawn of the worst recession in nearly a century, has seen his share of precarious situations. He helped Canadians avoid disaster during the 2008-09 economic crunch with unprecedented Bank of Canada moves to revive flagging business ...

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