Will ethical issues upend the Liberal election campaign?  The Conservatives certainly hope so — and they’re getting a hand from an unlikely source: the Canadian media.

At a news conference in London, Globe and Mail reporter Stephanie Levitz and CBC News anchor Rosemary Barton grilled Prime Minister Mark Carney on his personal finances. “For a guy who has spent most of his life in the private sector, there’s no possible conflict of interest in your assets,” Barton insisted. “That’s very difficult to believe.”