It’s hard to imagine life could get any better for Mark Carney. The Bank of Canada governor is everyone’s favourite central banker these days, his star as lofty as the loonie. He already chairs the Financial Stability Board, tasked with reforming global financial institutions. He’s whispered as a candidate to head the Bank of England. Wherever he goes, people laud him for saving the country from the worst of the global financial crisis. On Tuesday, the Canadian Club honours him as “Canadian of the Year.” Another central banker once enjoyed this kind of halo. Remember Alan Greenspan? The Maestro. There was a time when ... (full story)