The Art of Carney (No, the Other One)

Canada has a new Prime Minister, economist Mark Carney, who is also the former governor of the Bank of Canada -- and the Bank of England. For now, his term in office is limited.  That's because he's only replacing current PM Justin Trudeau as head of the Liberal Party, and will have to run for re-election when the term expires in a few months.  Notable, though, is that Carney won the party's election with a seriously impressive 86% of the vote.

I mention this, too, because readers of this pages with a good eye and excellent memory may recall that a few months ago, I posted an interview he did with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.  Usually, I only post the Main Story (which that week was about the Los Angeles wildfires), but as I wrote at the time --

"I almost left things there, because the Main Story was so wonderful it deserves to stand alone.  But as a bonus, I'm going to include his interview which not only is deserving as a companion in its excellence (having nothing to do with with the fires), but surprising for being so terrific, given it's usually dry subject matter, an interview with an economist.

However, the economist is wonderful.  He's Canadian Mark Carney, who is the former governor of the Bank of Canada...and also the Bank of England.  And he's charming, smart, funny and open.  And his conversation with Stewart (who clearly admires him greatly), which of course covers Trump's ludicrous idea of making Canada a U.S. state, is as interesting, information and serious, as it is funny.  And all the more fascinating is that it turns out he clearly has a tentative interest in running for Prime Minister of Canada, which Stewart keeps trying to drag more and more out of him."

O the joys of being ahead of the curve...
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So, as a public service for those who chose at the time not to watch a 20-minute interview with an economist, here's a 20-minute interview with the upgraded status to "new Prime Minister of Canada".