Trump didn’t cause Canada’s problems — Liberals did, says Harper
Harper said he worked with both Poilievre and Carney in his time as prime minister, including in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
“My choice without a shadow of a doubt is Poilievre,” he said in his speech. “I have known him a quarter of a century. He worked hard, he fought and he learned. He has the political experience.”
Harper called into question comments from Carney taking credit for navigating Canada through the financial crisis and recession.
Carney was governor of the Bank of Canada at the time and has namechecked that experience, as well as his time as governor of the Bank of England during Brexit, as proof of his ability to navigate crises.
“I say this as the guy who led Canada through the global financial crisis,” he said. “I hear there was someone claiming it was him,” Harper added, referring to Carney.
In another shot at the Liberals, Harper said the “bulk of the problems” affecting Canada weren’t created by U.S. President Donald Trump, whose tariffs have overshadowed much of the election campaign, but that “they were created by Liberal policy.”
