An Edmonton limousine service says someone called for one of its cars to show up at the community centre where Mark Carney launched his bid for the Liberal leadership on Thursday â but the person didn’t leave a name and never showed.
The former Bank of Canada governor officially announced his candidacy to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Laurier Heights community centre in Edmonton.
About an hour before Carney was set to make his announcement â and around the time reporters and guests were invited to arrive â a limousine outfitted to look like it was made by Rolls-Royce arrived at the venue.
The car’s appearance at the leadership launch quickly gained traction on social media and was amplified by some prominent conservative accounts. Some users suggested that Carney himself had arrived in the limo.
Carney’s campaign told CBC News that they didn’t order the car and have no idea who did. They said Carney arrived in a regular car with one of his campaign volunteers.
The driver of the limo told reporters at the event that he was there to pick someone up. No one got in the limo and it left after roughly five minutes.
Sher Dhaliwal, the owner of the limo company, told CBC News on Friday that the driver left after the person didn’t show.
“I sent the driver to the address and that’s it. The driver called him a couple of times. He’s not answering [so the driver] came back,” he said.
Dhaliwal said the person who phoned to book the Rolls-Royce kit limo never left a name.
