Opposition parties howled with anger over reports that Prime Minister Mark Carney will appoint his friend and fundraiser Mark Wiseman as Canada’s next ambassador to Washington. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called Wiseman a “corporate crony” and an “elite” — two things that actually might help him in Washington and with the Trump administration.
Wiseman is a Bay St. veteran who worked at Blackrock and headed up the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. He was a key fundraiser for Mark Carney’s leadership, bringing in support from Canada’s business community.
Advocates for Canada’s population increasing to 100 million
While widely regarded as a smart and accomplished investment banker, Wiseman doesn’t have a major public profile, and what he is known to be controversial. He co-founded the Century Initiative with former Trudeau advisor and McKinsey CEO Dominic Barton. The organization advocates for Canada to increase its population to 100 million by 2100.
That was the reason the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois were critical during Question Period. Poilievre said that Wiseman’s population policy, “is designed to profit multinational corporations by driving wages down and housing costs up.”
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