Harper says he offered Carney a job in his government in 2012

I indicated that, if he chose to join the government, he would be the leading candidate should the post come open.

— Stephen Harper, in his memoir

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Carney said during the 2025 Liberal leadership race that Harper had asked him to be finance minister in 2012, and that going straight from the bank to party politics would not be appropriate.

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Harper writes that finance minister Jim Flaherty worried Carney had political ambitions. A job offer, his chief of staff suggested, would secure Carney or force him to rule out a Liberal bid.

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Harper says he offered Carney a job in his government in 2012

I indicated that, if he chose to join the government, he would be the leading candidate should the post come open.

Carney said during the 2025 Liberal leadership race that Harper had asked him to be finance minister in 2012, and that going straight from the bank to party politics would not be appropriate.

Harper writes that finance minister Jim Flaherty worried Carney had political ambitions. A job offer, his chief of staff suggested, would secure Carney or force him to rule out a Liberal bid.

Harper says he offered Carney a job in his government in 2012

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