Timing is right for Mark Carney to fill Canada’s leadership deficit

Given the huge threats to our future—of which Donald Trump is just one—Canada needs a leader with extensive economic experience, something which both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre each lack.

Mark Carney at the Liberal National Convention at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on May 4, 2023. 'My own suspicion is that Carney is thinking hard about vying for the country’s top job, and is leaning towards stepping up should Trudeau leave,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

January 6, 2025

TORONTO—As Canada heads into what promises to be an extraordinarily challenging year, the need for unifying leadership has never been greater. Today, it is in dangerously short supply. Is this the vacuum Mark Carney thinks he can fill? And could he?

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