John Robson: Carney's Conflict-of-Interest Falsehoods Part of a Long History of Mistruths

Carney's cure for conflict of interest claims? Just mention Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney doesn’t appear to be taking President Donald Trump’s latest threat of an across-the-board 35% tariff on all Canadian goods very seriously. He was on vacation when Trump issued the declaration last week and has remained on vacation ever since. Canada’s ethics commissioner revealed Friday that Carney has control or interest in hundreds of Canadian and American companies.The PM did announce an “emergency” meeting…

Need to Know: Can Carney govern in a conflict-of-interest minefield?

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John Robson: Carney's conflict-of-interest falsehoods part of a long history of mistruths

How can we trust him on anything, from balancing the budget while running deficits to ethics or even climate?

Democracy Watchdog Says PM Carney’s “Ethics Screen” Actually “Hides His Participation” In Conflicted Investments

Sam Cooper A democracy watchdog is warning that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s sprawling private investments, including substantial holdings in Brookfield as well as shares in more than 550 other companies, cause a disabling conflict of interest that cannot be solved by his so-called “ethics screen,” ultimately undermining Ottawa’s credibility and negating Carney’s capacity to confront hostile regimes, including China. In a scathing statement this…

'It’s a massive task': Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent about how conflicts of interest will be mitigated, not trying to remove them altogether.