The move has been described as a decision to shift “Canadian jobs to Donald Trump’s hometown of New York City” by his Conservative opponents. Carney tried to deflect the scandal earlier this week by claiming the move was agreed after he resigned from Brookfield in mid-January to enter politics.
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney has not yet resigned from his multiple international board positions, despite claiming this week that he had stepped down from all his roles to be “all in” on his bid to become Canada’s next prime minister.