OTTAWA – The Conservatives have asked Canada’s lobbying commissioner to investigate whether it violates ethics rules for the prime minister to make Mark Carney his own personal adviser.

The Liberals announced at their recent caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., that Carney, the former Bank of Canada governor, had been appointed chair of a task force on economic growth and adviser to the Liberal leader.

Conservatives say that the former Bank of Canada governor's corporate positions put him in several potential conflicts of interest.{ai:summary}<p>The Conservative Party of Canada has requested an investigation into the ethics of Prime Minister appointing Mark Carney, a former Bank of Canada governor, as his personal adviser. This follows the Liberal Party's announcement of Carney's role in a task force on economic growth.</p><p>#politics</p>

Conservatives request probe into Mark Carney’s appointment as Liberal adviser

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