Carney and Freeland are perfect foils for Poilievre’s populism
There is probably no one in Canada today more qualified for the job of prime minister than Mark Carney. At 59, his life up to now has been one of awe-inspiring achievement fuelled by the pursuit of excellence in his field of specialization, central banking. His stellar reputation and real-world experience in the roller coaster global financial sector precede him.
Mr. Carney’s long-time friend, and now likely principal rival for the federal Liberal Party leadership, is similarly a woman of singular accomplishment. Chrystia Freeland rode a groundbreaking career in journalism covering the fall of the Soviet Union and rise of Vladimir Putin to insinuate herself among the upper echelons of the global financial establishment before charting a meteoric political career as Canada’s first female finance minister.
