Carney talks tariffs, Trudeau, Liberal leadership in Daily Show interview [Video]

Former governor of the Bank of Canada Mark Carney, who also served as governor of the Bank of England, speaks at the Sustainable Finance conference in Ottawa, Thursday Nov. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Mark Carney went on late-night television in the U.S. Monday to talk Trump, tariffs and carbon tax, but played coy on any plans to seek the Liberal leadership.

The former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor appeared on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart for a 20-minute sit-down interview.

On the issue of president-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that Canada become the 51st state, Carney and Stewart joked about the two countries being a dating couple that had hit a rough patch.

Carney said statehood is not going to happen but the U.S. and Canada can be “friends with benefits,” generating a roar of laughter from the crowd.

On Trump’s threat of tariffs, Carney …