Why Pierre Poilievre should reconsider his rhetoric about firing the Bank of Canada Governor
May 16 2022 — John Ibbitson — Globe and Mail — Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre has vowed that, if he becomes prime minister, he will fire Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, whom he blames for inflation. For his own sake, Mr. Poilievre should reconsider. The last time a prime minister tried to fire the central bank’s governor, it ruined him. In 1960, Canada’s economy […]