Carney’s image gets a boost

Rightly or wrongly, the public's perception is that Mark Carney deserves credit for the good economic news, and in politics the perception of truth always trumps the actual truth. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters outside his office in downtown Ottawa on Sept. 1, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion
BY GERRY NICHOLLS
September 11, 2026

OAKVILLE, ONT.—It can now safely be said, without fear of contradiction, that the Liberal Party of Canada has finished its ideological transformation. 

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