PM Mark Carney just handed day-to-day control of the PMO to Maia Johnson .. an American with ties to Hillary Clinton’s political operations and Michael Bloomberg’s Hawkfish LLC.
Her title: Chief Operating Officer.
The role didn’t exist in the PMO before this week.
How does an American Democratic operative end up running the daily operations of the Canadian PM’s office?
Bloomberg co-chaired GFANZ with Carney. Johnson worked there too, credited by Carney himself for research on his 2022 lectures.
This isn’t a stranger. It’s an old colleague.
3/6
The Globe’s own reporting:
multiple sources close to Carney knew he worked with Johnson at GFANZ .. “but they did not know the specifics” of her background.
Even people inside his circle can’t fully account for who she is.
The Globe asked Johnson directly for comment on her connections and how she ended up in Canadian politics.
No reply.
The PMO declined to comment on the appointments entirely.
5/6
Records from Carney’s own leadership campaign show Johnson flew in from New York to volunteer — before she had any formal Canadian government role.
Now she’s the person ensuring “day-to-day work happens as desired” inside the Prime Minister’s Office.
6/6
A brand-new COO title, filled by an American with Clinton and Bloomberg ties, whose background even Carney’s own staff can’t explain, running silent on comment requests.
That’s not paranoia. That’s just what’s in the Globe’s own reporting today.
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