[calgarygeologist]

Mark Carney is getting tangled in a web of unclear messaging, lies, as he tries to get support from potential voters across the country.

Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney’s campaign said it needs to “tighten up” his message after he said in English that he would use federal emergency powers to push major energy projects through traditional roadblocks if he were prime minister, but then told Quebecers in French that he would not impose any such projects on the province against its will.

His campaign is also walking back comments Carney made in French about cutting federal social transfers. Earlier this month, he said he would focus on reducing “operational deficits” by cutting transfers to provinces and individuals. Then on Monday, in French again, he told a different interviewer he would never do such a thing.

In his first French-language interview in Quebec in early February, Carney told TVA: “We need to reduce operational deficits. This means, transfers to individuals, transfers to provinces … and all that,” he said.

But on Monday, in his Radio-Canada interview, he contradicted that. When Roy asked Carney if he was planning as prime minister to cut transfers, Carney said the opposite.

“The deficit is $60 billion. My question is: will you cut transfers to the provinces?” asked Roy.

Carney said “no.”

“You do not cut transfers to individuals?” asked Roy.

“No,” said Carney.

His campaign team acknowledged that he should have been clearer on that point the first time around. Champoux added that the candidate had been asked to “refine his thinking” on transfers.

https://nationalpost.com/news/carney...dled-messaging