A senior Brookfield executive told MPs that Prime Minister Mark Carney hasn’t spoken with anyone at the company about the business since Carney left the investment firm upon entering politics in January.
Brookfield’s Chief Operating Officer Justin Beber appeared before the ethics committee on Nov. 24 as MPs conduct a review of the Conflict of Interest Act. Opposition MPs have raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest since Carney entered politics, questioning whether his decisions as prime minister could be influenced by his extensive past experience on corporate boards and his sizeable assets.
