Can Canada Afford its Values? A Conversation with Mark Carney and Fr. Raymond de Souza
Date: November 27, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: 45 Rideau Street, 8th floor, Ottawa
Can Canada Afford its Values? A Conversation with Mark Carney and Fr. Raymond de Souza
In today’s rapidly evolving economic landscape, the concepts of productivity and fiscal responsibility are more crucial than ever in shaping what we, as a country, invest in and value.
Join us for an enlightening afternoon where these themes will be explored in depth by Mark Carney, the former Governor of both the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada as well as the Chair of Brookfield Asset Management and Head of Transition Investing. Mr. Carney is also the acclaimed author of Value(s): Building a Better World for All. He will be engaging in a thought-provoking dialogue with Fr. Raymond de Souza, a Senior Fellow at Cardus and a prominent columnist for the National Post.
Together, they will delve into the pressing question: Can Canada truly afford to uphold its cherished values in the face of economic challenges? This conversation promises to be both eye-opening and inspiring, offering a unique opportunity to reflect on the values that define us as a country.
Mark Carney
Chair, Brookfield Asset Management; Head of Transition Investing
Mark Carney is the Chair of Brookfield Asset Management and Head of Transition Investing.
In this role, he is focused on the development of products for investors that
will combine positive social and environmental outcomes with strong risk-adjusted returns.
Mr. Carney is an economist and banker who served as the Governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020, and prior to that as Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 until 2013. He was Chairman of the Financial Stability Board from 2011 to 2018. Prior to his governorships, Mr. Carney worked at Goldman Sachs as well as the Canadian Department of Finance.
He is a long-time and well-known advocate for sustainability, specifically with regard to the management and reduction of climate risks. He is currently the United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance and Co-Chair for the Glasgow Finance Alliance for Net Zero.
He is also Chair of the Group of Thirty and Bloomberg LP’s Board of Directors, as well as an external member of the Board of Stripe, a member of the Global Advisory Board of PIMCO, Harvard University, Rideau Hall Foundation, Bilderberg, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Blavatnik School at Oxford, and the Hoffman Institute for Global Business and Society at INSEAD, Cultivo, Senior counsellor of the
MacroAdvisory Partners, and Advisor of the Watershed as well as President of Chatham House.
Mr. Carney holds doctorate and master’s degrees from Oxford University and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Harvard University.
Fr. Raymond de Souza
Senior Fellow, Cardus
Father Raymond de Souza is a Cardus Senior Fellow. He serves as the pastor of Holy Cross Church in Kemptville, Ontario. Father de Souza also teaches at Queen’s University in the Department of Economics.
He studied economics and political studies and public policy at Queen’s University before doing graduate study in development economics at the University of Cambridge, England. His seminary formation was completed at St. Philip’s Seminary, Toronto and at the Pontifical North American College, Rome.
Father de Souza also writes regular columns for several publications: the National Post, the National Catholic Register, the Catholic Herald, and the Catholic Register.