Mark Carney: I’m an “elitist and a globalist” but “that’s exactly what we need”

Liberal Leadership hopeful Mark Carney admitted to being a globalist and elitist on Saturday, but added that that is exactly what Canada needs.

Liberal Leadership hopeful Mark Carney admitted to being a globalist and elitist on Saturday, but added that that is exactly what Canada needs.

He made the comments on Saturday February 15th, 2025 on The Rest is Politics podcast with hosts Alastair Campbell – a British journalist and former Labour strategist – and American financier and former Trump spokesman Anthony Scaramucci.

Campbell asked, “when you’re sitting down with your key people, and you’re being absolutely honest with yourself and each other, what do you define as your core strength and your core weakness?”

“I know how the world works, I know how to get things done, I’m connected and I can deliver for the country,” Carney replied.

As for his weakness, he says:

“People will charge me with being elitist or a globalist, to use that term, which is, well, that’s exactly, it happens to be exactly what we need."

Carney continued: “my weakness as a politician is I’ve not been a politician. So I didn’t go straight into, as you observed, the killer.”

“The point was right, but the delivery was wrong. I’m working on it.”