Former Central Banker Carney Makes Political Debut at Liberal Convention

Former Central Banker Carney Makes Political Debut at Liberal Convention
Mark Carney, a former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, in a file photo. The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Cabinet ministers will be on parade at the Liberal convention today but all eyes will be on someone who’s never overtly dipped a toe in partisan politics before now: Mark Carney.

The question on everyone’s mind is whether the former central banker’s appearance at the convention—in conversation this evening with rookie Liberal MP and convention co-chair Marci Ien—signals an intention to finally take the plunge into politics.