Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

EDITORIAL: Carney’s problem with conflicts of interest

The only way Prime Minister Mark Carney could avoid all potential conflicts of interest in doing his job would be for him to sell all of his assets and appoint an independent trustee to invest that money going forward, without Carney knowing what those investments are.

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their performance.

Democracy Watch Blows the Whistle on Carney’s Ethics Sham

Dan Knight Watchdog Group Exposes “Loophole-Filled, Unethical Smokescreens” in Prime Minister’s Blind Trust and Conflict Screen, Calls for Full Divestment So here’s something the media doesn’t want to talk about because it shatters the entire illusion they’ve built around the man they now call Prime Minister: Mark Carney. The technocratic savior, the former banker with all the right globalist credentials, the guy who jets between Davos and Ottaw…

Mark Carney has investments in 567 organizations. Only three are Canadian

Carney’s assets were released July 11 to meet disclosure rules after his March appointment as prime minister. (Spencer Colby/ The Canadian Press) Prime Minister Mark Carney’s investment portfolio includes three Canadian firms out of 567 entities, according to an analysis conducted by the Investigative Journalism Foundation. Carney’s assets were released July 11th to comply with the Conflict of Interest Act, which requires public disclosure withi…

No Canadian broadcast or telecom assets in Carney’s portfolio - The Wire Report

While the holdings the prime minister put into a blind trust are broad-based, no Canadian broadcasting or telecom firms are represented, according to a release from the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. The post No Canadian broadcast or telecom assets in Carney’s portfolio appeared first on The Wire Report.