Letters to the editor, Jan. 12: ‘If Mark Carney chooses to run for the leadership, all of us in Canada would be blessed’
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney speaks to reporters at the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., on Sept. 10, 2024.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
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Re“Chrystia Freeland, Mark Carney poised to enter Liberal leadership race” (Jan. 10): When I lived in Edmonton, my husband and I were good friends with Bob and Verlie Carney. This friendship was everlasting.
It was a privilege for our family to be friends with the Carneys. Bob and Verlie valued family, integrity, education, love of country. They had a giving spirit, recognizing their own good fortune and taking opportunities to give back to those most needy.
They installed their good values in their four children, their second son being Mark. When he was growing up, everyone said Mark was the smartest kid in the country, and probably still is.
What we need now is someone who can stand up to Trump. If Mark Carney chooses to run for the leadership, all of us in Canada would be blessed.
Bring Mr. Carney in now to head U.S. trade negotiations. He has a brilliant mind and, yes, like his father, he loves this country.
Billie PurcellToronto
Within minutes after his resignation announcement, speculation about a successor to Justin Trudeau achieved full steam.
But I see a problem with almost everyone named so far: They have been part of the degraded Trudeau regime. For my part, I long for parties with leaders of moral integrity who can help renew our country by renewing the political life of Canada.
For the https://x.com/christyclarkbc/status/1877905200356430003Liberals, only one name comes to my mind: Jody Wilson-Raybould
If the Liberals could achieve such a feat, I would hope that the Conservatives could also renew their party with a new leader of similar moral integrity, to complete a renewal of Canada at its political core.
Archie Pell New Westminster, B.C.