Mark Carney to join Liberals as special adviser [Video]

Former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney will be joining the Liberal Party as a special adviser.

In an official press release on Monday, the party says Carney will serve as the chair of a leader’s task force on economic growth.

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“As chair of the leader’s task force on economic growth, Mark’s unique ideas and perspectives will play a vital role in shaping the next steps in our plan to continue to grow our economy and strengthen the middle class, and to urgently seize new opportunities for Canadian jobs and prosperity in a fast-changing world,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.

This summer, Trudeau confirmed he held talks with Carney about the possibility of joining the Liberal government.

“I have been talking with Mark Carney for years now about getting him to join federal politics,” Trudeau told reporters in July. “He …