Carney, the thinker, enters the lion’s den

If Mark Carney survives these dehumanizing battles, he will lift up Canadians: high drama indeed.

Mark Carney, the economic technocrat who plunged into political street-fighting, will become the 24th prime minister of Canada at a time when the very existence of the country is challenged by a predatory American president. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DOUGLAS ROCHE

March 17, 2025

EDMONTON—Mark Carney, the economic technocrat who plunged into political street-fighting, will become Canada's 24th prime minister at a time when the country's very existence is challenged by a predatory American president. Hollywood could scarcely have dreamed up the poli...

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