Tony Keller/The Globe and Mail: His promise is immense – but so too have been his promises. With a three-year cushion, Mr. Carney has the opportunity to live up to his promise by being ambitious, but also by honest-sizing some of his promises.
For example, he’s spent the last year talking about spending a lot more – infrastructure, housing, national projects, national defence – while taxing less. Voters know that’s too good to be true. They know that economic success can’t come from borrowing to give everyone a pony…