Mark Carney is currently vying to secure his position as Canada’s Prime Minister. But five years ago, he almost became president—of Shopify. Carney was offered a role at the Canadian e-commerce company shortly after leaving his job as governor of the Bank of England, according to a former Shopify executive.

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Liberal party leader Mark Carney is pitted against Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives and opinion polls show Carney’s Liberals have a narrow lead ahead of voting. Mark Carney has had a distinguished career.