OTTAWA — When Mark Carney was first campaigning for the job of Liberal leader and, ultimately, prime minister, he cast himself as a political outsider.

After winning the job, Carney recruited another political outsider to join his ranks: Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.

Hodgson and Carney go way back. The prime minister tapped Hodgson to serve as his special advisor when he was appointed governor of the Bank of Canada. A former investment banker, Hodgson joined the Liberals as a political newbie and was soon handed the file of natural resources. It comes at a time when the prime minister has promised to build big in Canada, with a special eye towards developing its resources, from clean to conventional energy.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson sat down with National Post to

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