Former PM Harper Criticizes Liberal Leadership Candidate Carney’s Economic Record

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers the keynote address at a conference in Ottawa on March 22, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Former prime minister Stephen Harper is taking shots at Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney’s economic record.

Harper accuses Carney of taking unearned credit for steering the Canadian economy out of the global financial crisis more than 15 years ago.