Western Standard - September 10, 2024


No Conflict of Interest with Mark Carney


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Length

1 minute

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166.02103

Word count

200

Sentence count

17


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Jared Yeager with the Western Standard reacts to the appointment of Mark Carney as economic advisor to the Liberal Party of Canada's new leader, Justin Trudeau. He talks about how he feels about the appointment and if he has any concerns about potential conflicts of interest.

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00:00:00.000 Hi, Jared Yeager with the Western Standard.
00:00:02.640 I just had a quick question.
00:00:03.880 How do you feel about the appointment of Mark Carney to advisor to the Liberal leader?
00:00:09.580 He's been nominated by the party, so the Liberal party, to advise us on the economic issue.
00:00:15.740 I think it's a great thing.
00:00:16.960 I know Mark personally for many years.
00:00:20.260 He's a great advocate for the fight against climate change.
00:00:23.300 He did that a little bit when he was with the Bank of Canada, but certainly when he was with the Bank of England.
00:00:28.460 He's been and has continued working really hard to make sure that we can work on climate change and the economy at the same time.
00:00:38.560 And I think it's going to be wonderful to have him do that with us.
00:00:41.340 And given his extensive history in the private sector, do you have any fears about potential conflicts of interest?
00:00:48.360 No, I don't. Mark is not there to promote the interest of the company he works for.
00:00:53.820 He's advising the United Nations.
00:00:55.340 He's a special advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations on climate change.
00:01:01.920 No, not at all.
00:01:03.460 Thank you.
00:01:04.640 Thank you.
00:01:04.900 Thank you.