皮埃尔·波利耶夫（Pierre Poilievre）近期猛烈抨击马克·卡尼（Mark Carney），试图摧毁这位前加拿大央行和英格兰银行行长的声誉。他指责卡尼是一个“政治投机者”，试图利用其个人影响力谋取私利。这是一个具有过分煽动性的指控——既缺乏证据，也毫无可信度。
Pierre Poilievre has launched a fierce campaign to dismantle Mark Carney’s reputation, accusing the former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor of being a “political grifter” who used his influence for personal gain. It’s a bold and incendiary charge — one that lacks both evidence and credibility.
可以说，卡尼事业改弦易辙，踏上公共服务之路，完全不是出于私利。2003年，他放弃了在高盛（Goldman Sachs）七位数年薪的高薪职位，加入加拿大央行。几年后，他又在联邦政府中担任多项要职，而这一举措完全不是为了谋取个人私利，而是在国家面临重大经济风险紧要关头，挺身而出、服务于大众。
Let’s be clear: Carney’s path into public service is the opposite of self-interest. In 2003, he left a seven-figure salary at Goldman Sachs to work at the Bank of Canada. A few years later, he took on high-stakes roles in the federal government — not to enrich himself, but to serve the country in times of economic risk and uncertainty.
卡尼的履历充分展现了他的才干和致力于对公共治理的决心。2004年，作为财政部的高级官员，他负责监督联邦政府出售其所持全部加拿大国家石油公司（Petro-Canada）股份的交易。面对传统的“包销协议”（bought deal），即由投资银行以每股约59至60加元的折扣价购入股票，再转售获利，但卡尼提出采用一种更透明、竞争性更强的“营销发行”（marketed offering）售股策略。根据这一策略，加拿大国家石油公司之股票被直接向市场推广，并根据投资者需求设定出售价格。这一做法虽风险更高，但给予政府更大掌控权。结果，该股票以每股$64.50加元售出，使加国政府获得比传统包销方式每股多出$5加元的收入，为加拿大纳税人带来了数以亿计的额外回报。由此可见卡尼不是一名政治投机者，而是一名把国家利益放在首位的政府官员。
Carney’s track record reveals both his talent and his commitment to public governance. As a deputy finance official in 2004, he was tasked with overseeing the federal government’s sale of its remaining shares in Petro-Canada. Instead of choosing a “bought deal” — where investment banks purchase shares at a discounted price (around $59–$60 per share) and resell them for a profit — Carney pushed for a more transparent and competitive “marketed offering.” Under this approach, the shares were promoted directly to investors, and the final price was set based on demand. The strategy carried more risk but gave the government more control. It paid off: the shares sold for $64.50 each, netting the government about $5 more per share than it would have in a bought deal, and delivering hundreds of millions in additional revenue to Canadian taxpayers. That’s not the move of a political opportunist — that’s a public servant putting the country first.
然而就在本周，前总理斯蒂芬·哈珀（Stephen Harper）与波利耶夫（Poilievre）在埃德蒙顿同台现身，对卡尼在经济领域的成就提出质疑。哈珀称：“卡尼和波利耶夫都曾为我的下属”，但表示支持后者当选总理。他还强调，“在2008至2009年全球金融危机期间，作出关键决策的是已故财政部长弗莱厄蒂（Jim Flaherty）”。这句听起来干练有力的言辞，却未必反应真实历史。事实上，在那场动荡的全球金融风暴中，哈珀政府在重大经济决策上高度依赖卡尼的专业判断。据多方回忆，哈珀甚至曾试图邀请卡尼出任财政部长——若他真如所言，认为卡尼的资历只是绣花枕头，那此举无疑自相矛盾。
