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Carney's rep hits a rough patch OTTAWA -- Central banker Mark Carney didn't breach conflict of interest rules when he vacationed at the home of a Liberal MP last summer, the Bank of Canada says.

The Bank's general counsel, responsible for enforcing the bank's conflict of interest rules, gave the all clear Monday on Carney's near week-long stay at A threat to Canadian Byline brings you the Liberal finance critic Scott Brison's home last July. sovereignty stories you won’t Farr was consulted after Carney's sleepover made headlines this weekend. hear anywhere else while exploring points "The visit was part of the governor's and his family's personal vacation time," of view that are all bank spokesman Jeremy Harrison said in an e-mailed statement Monday. too often ignored.

"Mr. Carney's acceptance of hospitality provided by a personal friend does not RELATED ARTICLES arise out of 'activities associated with official bank duties.' Nor can it be defined as partisan or political activity." Recent controversy According to a report published in the Globe and Mail Saturday, the visit took colours Carney's place during a months-long period when the Liberals attempted to woo Carney to career run for party leadership.

Debt and CPP Carney took the Nova Scotia vacation after speaking at an annual policy top finance networking convention organized by Frank McKenna, former provincial premier ministers' list and deputy chair of TD Bank Financial Group. McKenna, according to the Globe report, was one of the architect's of the Carney recruitment campaign. Feds propose FACEBOOK TWITTER new medical Brison also released a statement Monday, saying it isn't unusual for him to play marijuana laws host for friends but "it would be unusual, however, to publicly discuss personal time with friends in our private space."

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The Prime Minister's Office only offered that they believe Carney has done an admirable job at the Bank of Canada. Find us on Facebook

The story is now making headlines across the pond, where Carney will soon take Sun News Network over as head of the Bank of England. Like It popped up in The Telegraph and The Guardian newspapers, while The Times of London banking editor Sam Coates tweeted Monday: "I'm not sure Mark 42,820 people like Sun News Network. Carney would get away with a) holidays with senior political players and b) refusing to answer qs about them; in the UK."

Analysts say that while Carney may not have technically breached any conflict codes - it sure looks bad. Clara Kandhan Dalton Ken Chris

"People in public life not only need to be above reproach but they must be seen to be above reproach," said John G. Williams, a former MP and head of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians against Corruption. Natalie Louis Shadrach Bradley Kole Ian Lee, with the Sprott School of Business, said "It's the optics, it's not the legal mumbo-jumbo." Facebook social plugin "In politics, perception is everything."

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Well people can visit their friends after work. I think this whole PETER WORTHINGTON thing is to imply Mark Carney is gay because he stayed at publicly Respect teachers, maybe, respect union, no way gay Brison's house. Again so what. I'm disappointed this is even a story. LORNE GUNTER Reply · 6 · Like · Follow Post · Monday at 1:02pm Gun restrictions won’t stop killing

TAREK FATAH Marlene Stobbart · Top Commenter · Banff School of Fine Arts Trudeau has a choice University of Alberta What triviality and a smear campaign on one of the most illustrious Multimillion-dollar inquiry was 'money thrown man of Canada's Bank of Canada governors. Shame on even away,' says victim's family publicizing this. Reply · 5 · Like · Follow Post · Monday at 1:34pm

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