Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.’s decision to move its head office to New York from Toronto is causing trouble for Mark Carney in his run for Canadian prime minister.

Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney confirmed Sunday that a federal government led by him would run a deficit “to invest and grow” Canada’s economy, but it would also balance its operational spending over the next three years.

Mark Carney, the front-runner in the race to become Canada’s next prime minister, squared off for the first time with rival Chrystia Freeland in a French-language TV debate that focused on how to handle US President Donald Trump.

Mark Carney promised to cap the size of the Canadian public service and undertake a program spending review if he becomes prime minister, but did not provide details of how much he would reduce government outlays overall.

The Liberal leadership front-runner is facing scrutiny for some of the decisions made by Brookfield Asset Management during his time as chairman of the board — including one to move the company's head office from Toronto to the U.

The first major French test for federal Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney came during Monday's debate in Montreal, and it proved to be a tough slog.

It would be a true surprise now if Carney somehow did not become the 14th leader in the history of the Liberal Party of Canada on March 9. But even if Carney is on the verge of winning the first political contest he ever entered,

Liberal leadership candidate and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney said on Sunday that former prime minister Stephen Harper asked him to join his cabinet as finance minister in 2012.

As political parties gear up for a federal election campaign that could begin as soon as March 10, the Conservatives appear focused on the man they believe they'll be running against: Mark Carney.

In Ontario, the Conservative lead has narrowed to five points from a 20-point margin in January. And in a scenario in which MARK CARNEY is added to the mix as Liberal leader, support evens out. — Conservative majority?

As Mark Carney stepped out to address the throng of waiting cameras, the Bank of England’s then-governor made every effort to appear calm and collected...