Harper memoir says he never offered Carney finance ministry, despite prime minister's claims
Harper says the offer was meant to test Carney’s political ambitions as 1 minister worried he might seek the Liberal leadership.
- On Tuesday, former prime minister Stephen Harper released his memoir, 'Here for Canada,' clarifying he did not offer Mark Carney the finance minister position in 2012, refuting Carney's 2025 claim.
- Harper invited Carney, then Bank of Canada governor, to join his Conservative government to either secure his services or force him to rule out a Liberal leadership bid, as then-finance minister Jim Flaherty grew concerned about Carney's ambitions.
- While the finance post was unavailable, Harper indicated Carney would be the 'leading candidate' should it become vacant; Carney refused, stating it would not be 'appropriate' to go directly from the central bank into elective politics.
- Accusing Carney of taking credit for the work of Flaherty, who managed the Finance Department for eight years, Harper writes he listened in 'disbelief' to Carney's claims about his role during the 2008 financial crisis.
- The memoir also reveals Harper was 'furious' about his party's 2015 'barbaric cultural practices hotline' policy, which he did not oversee, and criticizes the World Economic Forum as a club for 'narrow interests.
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Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed that he had proposed to Mark Carney, then Governor of the Bank of Canada, a position in his Conservative government in 2012 – but not as Minister of Finance. At least not immediately.
The Toronto Star
In new memoir, Harper says he offered Carney a job — but not finance minister
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says he offered Mark Carney, then the governor of the Bank of Canada, a role in his Conservative government in 2012
Harper Says Conservatives Offered Carney Job to Neutralize Liberal Leadership Threat
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his government approached Prime Minister Mark Carney about joining the Conservatives in 2012 with a strategy that offered political benefits even if the central banker refused. A successful pitch could bring Carney into cabinet but an unsuccessful one, according to Harper’s new memoir, could compel him to publicly reject […] The post Harper Says Conservatives Offered Carney Job to Neutralize Liberal Lead…
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