08:45 AM EDT, 10/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Brookfield Asset Management ( BAM ) and Mark Carney have been targeted by a member of Canada's Conservative Party who wants Canada's lobbying watchdog to investigate them, Bloomberg reported overnight Thursday.

It noted Conservative lawmaker Michael Barrett asked the commissioner of lobbying to "examine the activities" of Carney to see whether they comply with government rules.

Bloomberg noted the former central banker recently agreed to act as an adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party on economic policy. Conservatives have argued there's a conflict between that role and his job at Brookfield, a global alternative asset manager.

Carney is Brookfield's chair and head of transition investing, and has helped spearhead the firm's money-raising efforts for funds that invest in clean technology and decarbonization.

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