The Liberal Pary of Canada has elected as its new leader a Blue Liberal: fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Mark Carney follows the traditional values of many leaders past, and, I think, the majority of Canadians. Read MoreThursday, March 13: New Liberal Leader Mark Carney is the right person for the job, readers say. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com
Thursday, March 13: New Liberal Leader Mark Carney is the right person for the job, readers say. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com
Carney will safeguard Canadian institutions
The Liberal Pary of Canada has elected as its new leader a Blue Liberal: fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Mark Carney follows the traditional values of many leaders past, and, I think, the majority of Canadians.
Carney’s an economist and a pragmatist training his eyes on things in the economy that work or need improving. But he’s also a social Liberal, thus guaranteeing valued Canadian institutions will not disappear. Among those are the CBC, reconciliation, social services for those who need them, Old Age Security, Employment Insurance, the military/peacekeeping, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and public health care.
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His strong Canadian identity defies any notion that our country is for sale. His rise to prime minister could not have come at a better time.
Peter Haley, Ottawa
Obviously Carney can do the job
Re: He’s got the job — but can he do it? March 11.
Why did an NP editor choose this heading for the lead article about Mark Carney? Of what benefit is it to sew doubt? Of course he can do it, or he would not have received such a strong vote of confidence from the Liberal party. Please focus on the good and the positive in the midst of all the chaos being thrown at us from Washington. This headline does not “speak truth to power.” It is speculation. I expect integrity from the Ottawa Citizen.
Heather Mallett, Ottawa
Put Chrystia Freeland on the Ukraine file
My Ukrainian grandparents fled Russian aggression in Ukraine more than a century ago. I am finding few people who get how I feel about the worsening news from Ukraine.
The new broom named Mark Carney has an opportunity to act. Given Chrystia Freeland’s experience on the file, her heritage and her fluency in Ukrainian and Russian, how difficult would it be to appoint her as Special Canadian Emissary to Ukraine? It is the practical, pragmatic and moral thing to do, Mr. Carney.
Thomas Brawn, Orléans
Promote Karina Gould to deputy PM
Prime minster-designate Mark Carney will do a cabinet shuffle. I sincerely hope
Karina Gould is promoted to deputy prime minister. She deserves that.
Anant Nagpur, Ottawa
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