A number of other smart, principled people were seduced by our Prince Charming PM, only to discover that he has an evil twin brother

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The courtship by Justin Trudeau of financial guru Mark Carney is finally seeing them in a political embrace.

The union, however, can be expected to end in tears as it has for other smart, competent and principled people. Such people tend to threaten the prime minister and it does not do to bruise Trudeau’s ego.

The appointment of Carney, former head of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, to head up some kind of “task force” on economic growth also seems like a desperate ploy to divert attention from all the bad news surrounding the prime minister right now.

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Liberal polling numbers are in the tank; Trudeau’s caucus is restless and uneasy and some are downright rebellious; Jeremy Broadhurst just quit as the Liberals’ national campaign chair; and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has ended a supply-and-confidence agreement that was vital to the PM.

Since Trudeau can expect a hard time from Liberal MPs as the party meets in Nanaimo, B.C., to plan election strategy, why not offer them a bright, shiny bauble?

Carney, who has long been courted by Trudeau to join the Liberals and who is seen as a possible future leader of the party, addressed the faithful at the........

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