Checking in on how Prime Minister Carney’s first week is going

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney attends a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla; Pool)

By Analysis by The Big Story podcast

Posted March 20, 2025 6:22 am.

Last Updated March 20, 2025 6:58 am.

In today’s The Big Story podcast, Mark Carney is almost through his first week as Prime Minister. So, how’s it going?

He’s already completed an international trip, had some interesting dealings with the media and is expected to call an election as soon as this weekend.

Host Cormac Mac Sweeney is rating the first week with Barry McLoughlin, president, TLC Transformational Leadership Consultants Inc.

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