Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself becoming the headline.

There’s an early signal that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new government may be willing to sidestep key accountability mechanisms that are essential to responsible governance, writes Josie Sabatino.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JOSIE SABATINO

June 18, 2025

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Mark Carney sold Canadians on a “move fast and break things” mentality during the federal election, and it appears in the early weeks of governing that he is making good on the promise to shake up how Ottawa does business. Instead of using the sho...

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