Andrew Coyne: This may be Mr. Carney’s chief contribution to the Liberal cause. For all his personal popularity, he has not yet succeeded in making inroads among traditional Conservative voters. Rather he has allowed the Liberals to hold onto their own supporters. He has solidified the base, rather than expanding it.
He is not, after all, a transformative leader: the kind who inspire great waves of enthusiasm in the public, who change their way of seeing the world. His selling point is steadiness, competence, coolness under fire. That was enough for some voters during the last election, in the face of Donald Trump’s threats to annex the country. But it hasn’t been enough to move many votes since then…