Carney announced last week that he has put his financial assets into a blind trust to shield himself from any conflicts of interest.

But that hasn’t stopped Conservatives from calling on the new prime minister to publicly disclose his financial holdings, suggesting that Canada could be in an election campaign before Carney’s assets are publicly disclosed.

A blind trust means Carney’s financial assets are handled by a trustee who has the legal authority to manage them but who is barred from seeking his input. Carney wouldn’t know what is in his blind trust portfolio, but would know what those assets were before they were divested.