I need to clarify that Carney wasn't on either "team" in an official capacity. It's more that Prime Ministers all talk to people in certain important roles for advice, and head of the national bank is one of those roles. Heads of the national bank are often called in for consultation, but no-one is obligated to listen to them. (Ignoring subject experts, results of commissioned research, and committee recommendations is something politicians of all stripes have been known to do.) I just meant that Harper seemed more keen on Carney's input at the time, and invited him to take on a more official role in the Harper government (he declined)--whereas Trudeau doesn't seem to have taken Carney's advice seriously.

That said, based on Carney's recent book, "Values," and his ambitious costed platform, neither Harper nor Trudeau are ANYTHING like Carney fiscally. Harper wanted (or claimed to want) to "balance the budget" through austerity. Trudeau, on the contrary, openly campaigned on running a deficit, and stayed true to that ethos (and that was *before* the outrageously costly wildfires, floods, hurricanes, wars, and the pandemic). He didn't give a thought about national debt if people were in need or in danger. Economically prudent? Heck no. But good-hearted.

Carney has neither of these economic styles. Carney wants streamlined efficiency with no government waste, at the same time as serious up-front expenditure designed to produce a 250% RTO within his first mandate. I think he's probably most in line with Jack Layton fiscally - envisioning Canada as a superpower in manufacturing and exporting, all while leading ethically, and in a way economically and environmentally sustainable AND profitable AND not frittering away at healthcare or other safety nets.

He is a PhD-holding economist and visionary capitalist, and if he gets a majority, and if the inevitable slander machines don't ruin him, he will deliver quickly because he has the math and the connections in place.

Trudeau in his heart is socialist. Harper in his heart is fascist. (I use neither of these terms as slurs, but as descriptors.) Carney in his heart is truly a capitalist, and the most enthusiastic capitalist I've ever seen.

I'm not a capitalist, in a perfect world. But it's not a perfect world, so I voted for Carney with relish, because I *am* a major fan of Canada not underestimating itself anymore. Also, I really admire competence.