The prime minister was barred from weighing in on the government’s recently released nuclear energy strategy, a $3.1 billion cash injection for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and more than a dozen other policy decisions to avoid potential conflicts related to his past business dealings. (Toronto Star)

Talking point: When Carney became prime minister in 2025, he established conflict-of-interest screens to prevent him from making decisions that would further his own interests or those of Brookfield Asset Management, where he served as board chair, and Stripe, where he was a board member. The screens prohibit him from being involved in government decisions related to 103 companies. He also put his assets, including holdings or securities in about 570 companies, into a blind trust. The government hasn’t disclosed every instance in which the conflict-of-interest screen has been used because the prime minister isn’t allowed to know about deliberations until a decision has been finalized and made public.