02:30 PM EDT, 09/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney will be joining the Liberal Party as a special adviser, sources telling CTV News on Monday.

It said an official announcement on Carney's new role is expected to come on Monday. It added Global News was first to report on the move.

The CTV News report noted Carney is scheduled to attend the Liberal Party caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C. over the next few days to speak to MPs about the economy.

This summer, the report noted, Trudeau confirmed he held talks with Carney about the possibility of joining the Liberal government. "I have been talking with Mark Carney for years now about getting him to join federal politics," Trudeau told reporters in July. "He would be an outstanding addition at a time when Canadians need good people to step up in politics."

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