Former central banker Mark Carney will not be joining the Liberal government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving no indication he will step down, according to newly-minted Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
LeBlanc spoke on several hot issues having gripped Ottawa in recent days in an interview with Brunswick News. The minister from New Brunswick said he’s been given assurances the finance portfolio is firmly in his hands, as rumours have been swirling Trudeau intended to give the role to Carney.
“Carney is not an option,” said LeBlanc. “That discussion has concluded.”
LeBlanc was appointed finance minister on Dec. 16, a few hours after Chrystia Freeland made public her letter of resignation to Trudeau. She wrote that Trudeau had told her on Dec. 13 he was removing her from finance and offering her another unspecified position in cabinet….