relatives in Liverpool and is a supporter of the city's Everton F.C. He is also a supporter of the Edmonton Oilers. There was some controversy with Carney's time running the Bank of England. Staff members compared his temper flare-ups to 'being tasered'. Honours and distinctions Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) Freeman of the City of London Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D) from the University of Manitoba on April 5, 2013. Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D) from the University of Alberta in Spring 2016. Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D) from the University of Toronto on June 18, 2018. Honorary degree from the London Business School on July 16, 2019. References Further reading External links Biography from the Bank of England |- |- 1965 births Alumni of Nuffield College, Oxford Alumni of St Peter's College, Oxford Businesspeople from Edmonton Honorary Fellows of St Peter's College, Oxford Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey players Canadian expatriates in England Canadian people of Irish descent 20th-century Canadian economists Goldman Sachs people Governors of the Bank of Canada Governors of the Bank of England Group of Thirty Harvard College alumni Living people Officers of the Order of Canada People from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories Canadian ice hockey goaltenders 21st-century Canadian economists