Pierre Poilievre says he’d fire Bank of Canada governor

The leading candidate to challenge Justin Trudeau in Canada’s next election said he would fire the governor of the country’s central bank if he was elected prime minister.

Poilievre added that those who caused soaring post-pandemic inflation rate must be “held accountable.” 

At a campaign policy announcement last month in front of the monetary authority’s Ottawa headquarters, he said he would increase parliamentary oversight of the central bank and halt its efforts to develop a digital currency. 

The Conservatives are set to elect a new leader in September, though Trudeau’s recent power-sharing deal with a left-wing opposition party means the victor likely won’t get a chance to unseat the Liberals until 2025.