Mark Carney and the politics of subtlety

Mark Carney appears open to changing details, if not his overall direction, in the face of pushback, and that direction is not dictated by ideology, but by pragmatism. But he is hard to read.

Prime Minister Mark Carney appears to be following a different course. And, so far, it is winning him popular support. Rather than engaging in a constant game of one-upmanship, making new enemies and fuelling old divisions, he is getting things done—getting things launched, at least, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

September 22, 2025

CHELSEA, QUE.—At this hyper-partisan moment in our political lives, Prime Minister Mark Carney appears to be following a different course. And, so far, it is winning him popular support.

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