Carney plays defence as leaders hit debate stage for English rerun

In the wide ranging two-hour contest, Prime Minister Mark Carney repeated he was ‘very different’ from his predecessor and highlighted his rookie status, slipping Conservative challenger Pierre Poilievre who attempted to pin him as just ‘more of the same.’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney spar on the debate stage at the English-language debate on April 17.

Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney had to keep his gloves up during the English-language leaders’ debate, but ultimately walked away in one piece as his opponents spent as much time arguing with and interrupting each other. 

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