Mark Carney is attempting to assert his influence in the Doug Ford-Donald Trump ad controversy, but his actions are perceived as weak rather than strong.
“I did apologize to the president,” Carney said. “The president was offended by the ad, and it’s not something I would have done, which is to put in place that advertisement, and so I apologized to him.”
Carney claimed he saw the ad and advised Ford not to run it, but took no further action to stop the premier. After a week of silence, Carney commented on the issue from Korea.
Author's summary: Carney looks weak in ad controversy.