Ethics Committee Probes Prime Minister’s Conflict-of-Interest Safeguards

MPs question whether blind trusts and internal “screens” provide adequate transparency as Mark Carney assumes office with extensive investments and deferred compensation.

Ottawa — Yesterday The House of Commons Ethics Committee had launched a high-stakes study into how Canada polices conflicts of interest at the very top of government. The timing is no accident. Because Canada just swore in Mark Carney—the former Goldman Sachs banker, Trudeau’s economic whisperer, and Brookfield Asset Management insider—as Prime Minister…