Ethan Elharrar remembers having a single month of normal college life at Toronto Metropolitan University. He was anxious about leaving Montreal for Toronto, living on his own for the first time in a new city, beginning a new program. He was nervous but excited.
There are many reasons why Mark Carney became the prime minister of Canada — and one of the biggest is Mark Carney himself.
While perhaps initially more a consequence of luck than talent, Donald Trump’s threats towards Canada changed the terms of the election.
Canadians were looking for a leader who could chart the waters of international turmoil and uncertainty. Carney’s skills at managing global crisis, his proven track record of running large organizations and a calm and calculating demeanour could not have been a better fit for the time and circumstances.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump opened their first in‑person meeting Tuesday with a brisk handshake outside the Oval Office, then shifted to a lively joint press conference that set the tone for a new chapter in Canada-US relations.
Moments earlier, Trump had used Truth Social to accuse Ottawa of taking “$200 billion” a year in US subsidies and enjoying “FREE Military Protection,” adding that America needs “NONE” of Canada’s cars, energy, or lumber.
If @realDonaldTrump were to say, Canada you’re on your own, what cards does Canada have militarily and economically? And this is the crux of the matter. pic.twitter.com/quUNi4G0BP
— Rupa Subramanya (@rupasubramanya) May 6, 2025
President Donald Trump says that nothing PM Mark Carney said today could change his mind about lifting tariffs on Canada
“No, it’s just the way it is”
pic.twitter.com/8z6XSWXNcG— 6ixBuzzTV (@6ixbuzztv) May 6, 2025
We’re Watching The Art of the Deal Play Out in Real Time
Trump pitched annexing Canada. Carney campaigned against him.
But when the cameras roll inside the Oval Office… something changed.
Trump played the long game.
And Carney? He might have unknowingly walked straight into… pic.twitter.com/qQumAkgjqg
— The Vigilant Fox (@VigilantFox) May 6, 2025
H/T XC
In what was once considered an inconceivable scenario, a London-based law firm acting on behalf of Hamas submitted a legal challenge to the U.K. Home Office demanding its removal from the British government’s list of proscribed terrorist groups.
The case has a Canadian connection, too: Charlotte Kates, co-founder of the Vancouver-based terror group Samidoun, contributed an “expert report” as part of the legal challenge “against the criminalization of Palestinian resistance in Britain.”
The leader of the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois is throwing his support behind a possible referendum in Alberta, saying Premier Danielle Smith is standing up for her province.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says Smith has used the possibility of a referendum to give her province leverage as she makes demands of the federal government.
As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepared to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, Premier Doug Ford took a thinly veiled shot at his Alberta counterpart over her threat of a referendum on separation.
“This is a time to unite the country, not people saying, ‘oh, I’m leaving the country,’” Ford said Tuesday morning in a speech to a group promoting the skilled trades.
The Canadian film industry is calling for domestic support after President Donald Trump said he wants to impose 100-per-cent tariffs on all films produced outside of the United States.
The announcement included no details about how or when levies would be implemented, but Canadian groups warn that any tariffs could bring economic devastation to a sector deeply tied to Hollywood.
“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday. “Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States.”
I can’t wait – Axel of Green Gables – a transgender love story. Only shit like this gets funding in Canada’s toxic “arts” environment.
Update: Carney tells Trump Canada will ‘never’ be for sale at White House meeting
h/t patthedog & DS
Prime Minister Mark Carney will kick off talks with Donald Trump Tuesday in a bid for a comprehensive deal on trade and security, but top business and diplomatic voices are warning that linking the two issues in a single pact will only make it easier for the U.S. President to punish Canada with tariffs if he’s unhappy with its military or border spending.
Mr. Carney flew to Washington Monday ahead of a working lunch Tuesday with Mr. Trump at the White House – what could be the most important meeting between a U.S. president and Canadian prime minister in decades.
Your Tax Dollars At Prayer: The “Oldest Hate” in one of Canada’s oldest Mosques https://t.co/rjV8cEMML3
— Blazingcatfur (@fancypants_s) May 6, 2025
h/t XC
As Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the federal government has its work cut out for it following a tumultuous few months in domestic politics — not just on the tariff front with the U.S., but also with the world’s second-largest economy.
In the fall, Canada followed in the footsteps of then-U.S. president Joe Biden in implementing an additional 100 per cent surtax on Chinese-made electric vehicles — a move critics say makes less sense now considering the fractured relationship with our southern neighbours, our climate goals and China’s counter-tariffs on Canadian canola farmers.
China is Happy, Carney is Happy, Carney’s Cronies are Happy, Canada’s China Class is Happy, Net Zero Loons are Happy and Danielle Smith is Canola Happy!
Orange Man Bad.
Mark Carney is new to politics, but in a matter of months, he is learning that each fight gets tougher.
He handily won the Liberal leadership in March. His election victory a week ago was tighter. This week, he’s up against Donald Trump, and the newly elected prime minister has to be aware that the stakes in this contest are higher and more daunting than the first two.
Canadian politics is entering a new, more American phase, with ideology and polarization playing a stronger role than ever before.
This might seem counterintuitive given that Canadian animosity towards America over Trump’s annexation and tariff threats was the defining issue of the election. But if we peer beneath the surface, a series of structural trends are apparent, in line with a broader realignment of politics across the Western world.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s “not sure” what Prime Minister Mark Carney “wants to see me about” ahead of tomorrow’s meeting.
Trump and Carney are scheduled to speak at the White House on Tuesday in their first in-person meeting since Canada’s election. The two leaders are expected to discuss the months-long trade war that has fractured their countries’ relationship and seeped their respective economies with uncertainty.
Mark Carney “I have a meeting with Trump”
Donald Trump “I have no idea what he wants to see me about” pic.twitter.com/ksF8LYmGvg
— Contrarian (@ContrarianTribe) May 5, 2025
h/t Mauser
After a fractious federal election campaign focused on perceived Liberal failures, the Conservative House leader is now signalling the caucus may be willing to support some of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s legislative agenda when the House of Commons returns later this month.
In an interview with CBC News, Andrew Scheer, who is considered by party sources to be the front-runner to serve as their interim parliamentary leader, said the Conservatives could back Carney if he needs legislative support to take on U.S. President Donald Trump and the ongoing trade war, which has already caused some economic dislocation, including automotive job losses at the General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ont.
