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We knew he was a blue Liberal. But Mark Carney is alienating progressive voters

Carney speaks at a Muslim Brotherhood function

It’s a cliché in Canadian politics to say the Liberals campaign from the left and govern from the right. But the growing discrepancies between what Mark Carney said during the election and how he’s handling things six months into his prime ministership are leaving more and more progressive swing voters scratching their heads.

Sure, most Canadians assumed Carney would be to the right of his predecessor. He’s a blue Liberal. He hangs out in corporate board rooms. He looks like the epitome of the one per cent.

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