他的加拿大央行行长履历可谓毫无瑕疵，但他的任命存在争议：他一直被认为与前财政大臣奥斯本（George Osborne）走得过近，对英国退欧派同情不够。
Despite his impeccable track record as the governor of Canada’s central bank, Carney’s appointment was controversial: he has always been perceived as too close to the previous chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, and insufficiently sympathetic to Brexiteers.