By most measures, Mark Carney’s resume is stacked.
Chief of central banks for two G7 countries. Investment banker. International climate finance expert. An economics degree from Harvard University. A masters and a PhD in economics from Oxford.
He even has hockey on his list of accomplishments, having played as a backup goalie for Harvard during his years there. That’s a plus for a politician in a country that just last week changed the time of a national leaders’ debate so it didn’t conflict with a Montreal Canadiens game.
But the one thing his resume lacks is also arguably the biggest job he’s ever sought: politician.
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Carney, who turned 60 in March and has never before held elected office, has had to learn a lot on the job at a rapid pace.
He joined the Liberal leadership race in mid-January, won it in a landslide on March 9 and became prime minister on March 14. …