TagMark Carney
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Continue Reading →: Mexico Kept Its Head. Canada Raised Its Elbows.
Mexico Kept Its Head. Canada Raised Its Elbows.
Donald Trump has insulted Mexico more crudely and more often than he has insulted Canada. Mexico’s negotiators are three rounds into talks and 85 per cent of their exports still cross the border tariff-free. Canada faces a 50 per cent tariff on US$20 billion of its exports starting August 19. The difference deserves a careful…
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Continue Reading →: Fake Boldness: Jeopardizing Canada to Provoke Trump
Fake Boldness: Jeopardizing Canada to Provoke Trump
Announcing an announcement—it’s theatrics, not statesmanship. And doing so to bait a foreign leader and deflect political failure is manipulative and calculating, not courageous.
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Continue Reading →: Back to 1977: Carney Turning Back the Clock on Free Expression
Back to 1977: Carney Turning Back the Clock on Free Expression
The speech was a signal. It reframed online speech regulation not as civil protection, but as patriotic duty. The villain was not abusive content, but the United States. The logic is as straightforward as it is cynical: use anti-American rhetoric to justify the revival of laws that target the fundamental rights of Canadians. By casting…
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Continue Reading →: Canada’s New Thin-Skinned Saviour?
Canada’s New Thin-Skinned Saviour?
New Prime Minister Mark Carney’s awkward debut with Canada’s press corps reveals a man unready for the rigours of political life. Accustomed to elite deference, Carney bristled at even friendly media questions, displaying arrogance, condescension, and a sense that Canada owes him. If he struggles with CBC softball, how will he handle Question Period? As…