Front Burner

Who is Mark Carney?

What is Mark Carney’s track record? What does he believe? Is he really an outsider? We dig into the life of one of the Liberal leadership frontrunners.
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney laughs while speaking to reporters at the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney laughs while speaking to reporters at the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

There's been a ton of buzz around Mark Carney throwing his hat into the Liberal leadership race. Many Liberals see Carney — the former head of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, and a former advisor to the Trudeau government — as the best hope of reversing their party's dire fortunes. 

This is Carney's first foray into party politics. So what do we know about his track record and his beliefs? Is he really, as he claims, an "outsider?" 

And, in a time of rising populism on the right and left — when many believe big, global financial institutions have made their lives worse — can a man like Carney meet the moment?

Today, a documentary looking at Carney's life, work, and views.

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