Teasing a Liberal leadership bid, Mark Carney talks change, economy with The Daily Show [Video]

Mark Carney appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Monday to talk about what kind of Liberal leadership candidate he would make, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and the economic threat Canada faces from the incoming Trump administration. 

During the interview, Stewart tried several times to get the former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England to formally announce his candidacy in the race to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but Carney coyly leapt over those hurdles. 

“Sir, may I recommend to you, with your charm and debonair wit, yet strong financial backbone, that you offer yourself as … have you offered yourself as leader,” Stewart said.

Carney joked back that he “just started thinking about it” when Stewart brought it up.

Stewart said that should he win the race, he would struggle to secure victory for the incumbent Liberals because he would be saddled with the policies of the last decade.

“Let’s say the …