Carney has renounced his British and Irish citizenships, pays his taxes in Canada: campaign [Video]

Liberal Leader Mark Carney has renounced his British and Irish citizenships, a spokesperson for the campaign told CBC News on Monday.

Carney, who was born in Canada, acquired Irish citizenship decades ago through his family ancestry and got his U.K. passport in 2018 while working overseas as the governor of the Bank of England. Carney’s wife is also British-born.

“His other citizenships were renounced before Mr. Carney was sworn in as prime minister,” the campaign spokesperson said.

Dual citizenship of other leaders has been a source of controversy in the past. In the 2019 federal election, for example, former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer failed to publicly disclose he’s a U.S. national — and he kept his American citizenship after he lost the election.

Former Liberal leader Stéphane Dion also held French citizenship, which he said he would renounce if he was elected, prompting Conservative claims of divided loyalty.

After facing attacks from the Conservatives over the weekend about whether Carney has been paying taxes in …