No ‘perfect’ solution in Carney asset disclosure calls, say law and political science experts

'If we believe as a society that the system doesn't work ... then we need to have a policy conversation,' says York University's Ian Stedman.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has stated he put all of his publicly traded assets into a blind trust and that he has contacted the federal ethics office about putting 'screens' in place.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has followed the rules to avoid a potential conflict of interest related to his financial holdings, but no system is perfect and recent questions raised by opposition parties about asset disclosure could indicate a need to re-evaluate Canada’s et...

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