As he ran for the post of prime minister of Canada as the Liberal Party's candidate, economist and former central banker Mark Carney faced accusations of plagiarism in his 1995 thesis, which earned him a doctorate in economics at Oxford University.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has been accused of plagiarizing parts of his Oxford University thesis on the economy just weeks before voters will decide whether he should continue in his role.The accusations were reportedly made by three academics chosen to assess the liberal leader’s 1995 theses for his doctorate by the conservative newspaper the National Post.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing allegations that he plagiarized parts of his 1995 doctoral thesis at Oxford University.As he campaigns for re-election ahead of Canada’s April 28 vote, a National Post report claims he copied sections of his thesis,