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With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s agenda, says Donald Savoie. But the Liberal government risks appearing overly 'technocratic' and will need to listen to its caucus, too.

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Will political expediency yield greater transparency?

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Mark Carney may be looking for openings to the rigid firewalls and the access-to-information protective system his predecessors abided by—or he may just follow in their footsteps.

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OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

Mark Carney may be looking for openings to the rigid firewalls and the access-to-information protective system his predecessors abided by—or he may just follow in their footsteps.

With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s agenda, says Donald Savoie. But the Liberal government risks appearing overly 'technocratic' and will need to listen to its caucus, too.

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