A photograph from 2013 suggests Canadian Prime Minister-elect Mark Carney may have troubling ties to late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, the New York Post reported. The photo shows Carney in a friendly chat with Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving 20 years in prison after being a 2021 sex trafficking conviction.
Carney is slated to take over for outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau until a general election is held. A vote Sunday gave Carney the coveted temporary position as the new Liberal Party leader, but an incriminating photo could be his undoing.
The photos first circulated in January when Carney announced he would vie for Trudeau's position. Now, they have returned to social media and could threaten his future as Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre hammers him over it.
Liberal Party leadership candidate Mark Carney has ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Here he is being photographed with Ghislaine Maxwell pic.twitter.com/9eFq12eKGV
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The photos were reportedly taken at a UK music festival and feature the 59-year-old, his wife, Maxwell, and another unidentified man. The photo shows the subjects looking relaxed and engaged with one another.
The timeline tracks with the aftermath of Epstein's first conviction in 2008 for procuring a child for prostitution. Epstein served 13 months for that crime, but Maxwell was yet to be brought up on charges of her own at that time.
Carney's team claims that this is a political ploy perpetrated on him by his opponent. "This is another example of how [Conservative leader] Pierre Poilievre and [his PR head] Jenni Byrne have always played politics, and it shows again how terrified they are to fight Mark Carney," a source close to the matter said when the photos first surfaced.
Another source claims Carney was merely an acquaintance of Maxwell's because she went to the same high school as his sister-in-law, but they were nothing more. "They have bumped into each other in public settings. They are not friends," the source added.
Others, including President Donald Trump, also have been photographed with Epstein and Maxwell over the years. However, the couple's illicit activity was not made public until relatively recently, and all who get caught in photos with them deny it.
This mini-scandal comes as Canada is poised to choose a new prime minister after Trudea's reign comes to an end. Carney clinched 86% of the Liberal Party's vote to become its new leader and take over for Trudeau, perhaps for good.
Carney is pushing back hard on Trump's proposed tariffs and the notion that the nation to the north will become America's 51st state. "America is not Canada," Carney said as he accepted his new role.
"And Canada never, ever will be part of America in any way, shape or form. We didn’t ask for this fight, but Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves," Carney said.
"The Americans want our resources, our water, our land, our country… Think about it. If they succeed, they will destroy our way of life," Carney, a former banker who has never been elected to political office, warned.
The Epstein issue has ensnared countless people at the highest echelons of power. Carney is yet another prominent person who was somehow caught in their orbit while claiming to know nothing about their crimes.
