Freeland says she’d invite Carney to be finance minister if she wins Liberal leadership [Video]

Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says she wants her rival — former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney — to join her cabinet if she wins the contest on Sunday and becomes prime minister.

“When I win, I will invite Mark to serve as finance minister,” Freeland told reporters after a campaign event in Vaughan, Ont. “I think we’ll make a great team.”

The former finance minister said Canada needs a prime minister “who has a seat in the House of Commons” and “has experience as a political decision-maker in a crisis,” referring to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose massive tariffs on Canada.

Should Carney win the Liberal leadership race, he would become the first person to become prime minister who’s never held elected office.

WATCH | Freeland says she’d ask Carney to be finance minister: Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, speaking at an automotive parts facility north of Toronto on Wednesday, said that if …