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.

On his campaign trail, Canada prime minister Mark Carney was recently heckled, and the video went viral as protesters questioned his link to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as Carney was seen with Ghislaine Maxwell,