Mark Carney went on late-night television in the U.S. Monday to talk Trump, tariffs and carbon tax, but played coy on any plans to seek the Liberal leadership.
The former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor appeared on 91裸聊视频淭he Daily Show91裸聊视频� with Jon Stewart for a 20-minute sit-down interview.
On the issue of president-elect Donald Trump91裸聊视频檚 suggestion that Canada become the 51st state, Carney and Stewart joked about the two countries being a dating couple that had hit a rough patch.
Carney said statehood is not going to happen but the U.S. and Canada can be 91裸聊视频渇riends with benefits,91裸聊视频� generating a roar of laughter from the crowd.
On Trump91裸聊视频檚 threat of tariffs, Carney said Canada needs to prepare for a trade dispute like it did the last time Trump was in office.
When asked about the carbon tax, Carney noted that much of Canada91裸聊视频檚 emissions come from the oil industry and that needs to be cleaned up rather than trying to change the way everyday Canadians live in a short period of time.
Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has already been trying to paint the former top banker as a key architect of the Liberal carbon policy, calling him carbon tax Carney.
91裸聊视频淔or Canada, what we need to do is make sure that we91裸聊视频檙e addressing these issues, doing our bit,91裸聊视频� said Carney.
91裸聊视频淏ut we need to do it in a way that Canadians today are not paying the price.91裸聊视频�
Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman said in a statement that it was clear after Carney91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频渟cripted appearance91裸聊视频� on American television that he was 91裸聊视频渢rying to rewrite history to convince Canadians that he is not responsible for the policies that he and Justin Trudeau forced on Canadians and caused them so much misery over the last nine years.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淐arbon Tax Carney is a hypocrite,91裸聊视频� Lantsman said. 91裸聊视频淗e can91裸聊视频檛 hide from the truth. He91裸聊视频檚 just like Justin.91裸聊视频�
As a longtime Liberal insider, adviser, and chair of the economic growth task force, Lantsman said Carney was 91裸聊视频渢he furthest thing possible from an outsider.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淗e supported Trudeau91裸聊视频檚 massive inflationary deficits which caused a 40-year high in inflation,91裸聊视频� Lantsman said. 91裸聊视频淗e praised the punishing Trudeau carbon tax, even calling it a model for the world in his book. He supported every single Trudeau policy that doubled the debt, doubled housing costs, doubled gun crime, and doubled food bank use.91裸聊视频�
While not explicitly stating he91裸聊视频檇 run for Liberal leader, Carney labelled himself an 91裸聊视频渙utsider91裸聊视频� in Canadian politics and didn91裸聊视频檛 reject Stewart91裸聊视频檚 attempts to pin him down.
A source said Monday that former finance minister Chrystia Freeland will announce a run for the leadership in the coming days.
Ontario MP Chandra Arya and former Montreal MP Frank Baylis are the only two to officially join the contest.
The Liberal Party of Canada will choose its next leader March 9.
