Carney Says He’s No Loon as Label Gets Policy Makers Chuckling

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Mark Carney is no loon, though the idea amuses his deputy governor.

“I’m a pragmatist, that’s what I am,” the Canadian-born Bank of England governor told reporters in London today when asked if -- instead of the traditional hawk and dove tag -- he is a loon, the aquatic bird that appears on Canada's one-dollar coin.