Carney pulls the secrecy shades down further

Mark Carney has been busiest when creating new secrecy practices that hide some of the failings of this unproven image of being an economic powerhouse and wise multibillion-dollar spender guiding Canada to new economic and social heights.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government passed legislation that gives him and his ministers immense discretionary powers to govern in secret, including by setting up three new powerful secretive special agencies, the Major Projects Office, the Build Canada Homes, and the Defence Investment Agency, writes Ken Rubin.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KEN RUBIN

June 19, 2026

OTTAWA—The Carney government is quietly going about lowering transparency thresholds, while portraying a public image of boldly standing up to United States President Donald Trump, of successfully diversifying Canada’s trade, and becoming a strong middle power with new a...

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