John Ivison: Carney’s messiah status fails to float across the pond

The tightening of the polls in Canada signals a leap of faith by voters who were disenchanted with the candidates on offer and have been persuaded by the idea that Mark Carney is the Messiah.

But election campaigns are won by candidates who convince people they deserve supporters’ loyalty, support and, most importantly, trust.

The Conservatives are trying to torpedo the new prime minister’s trust-building by labelling him “sneaky” Mark Carney .

The success or failure of such attempts depend on whether the candidate validates the claims through their behaviour.

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Scratch a Carney …

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Tasha Kheiriddin: No, Carney, you’re the one who must ‘look inside yourself’

Will ethical issues upend the Liberal election campaign?  The Conservatives certainly hope so — and they’re getting a hand from an unlikely source: the Canadian media.

At a news conference in London, Globe and Mail reporter Stephanie Levitz and CBC News anchor Rosemary Barton grilled Prime Minister Mark Carney on his personal finances. “For a guy who has spent most of his life in the private sector, there’s no possible conflict of interest in your assets,” Barton insisted. “That’s very difficult to believe.”

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Joe Rogan tees off on Mark Carney: ‘Just as bad as Trudeau’

After vowing to stop visiting Canada while Justin Trudeau was still in charge, Joe Rogan is weighing in on new Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that Canada should become the 51st state.

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GIESBRECHT: Carney’s father taught in the indigenous school system

‘How will the fact that his father was a senior administrator in the indigenous education industry affect Mark Carney’s view of the graves controversy?’

Canadian politicians should know by now that the subject of residential schools and unmarked graves is toxic, and cannot be discussed openly and honestly. And BC MLA Dallas Brodie, and BC Conservative leader John Rustad, just learned that the hard way.

Brodie tweeted out the simple fact that no graves have been found at Kamloops.

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Carney says Canada can stand up for its own sovereignty as European trip wraps up … In other words Carney won no allies

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada can stand up for its own sovereignty in response to annexation talk from the U.S. administration as he wrapped up his first international trip.

Carney met with King Charles and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Monday evening after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris earlier in the day.

Speaking to reporters after his meeting with Starmer, Carney was asked if he was concerned that allies should be more forceful in defending Canada as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to insist the country become the 51st state.

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Poilievre takes shot at Carney’s record, saying he failed at Bank of England

Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Mark Carney should have been fired when he was governor of the Bank of England, arguing that the new Canadian prime minister’s economic record isn’t as strong as he presents it.

Poilievre, speaking to reporters hours after Carney was sworn in as Canada’s new leader, said Carney had acted as an “unreliable boyfriend” while leading the central bank from 2013 to 2020. That’s a reference to a quote from British lawmaker Pat McFadden, who criticized Carney over a decade ago for not following through after signalling plans to hike interest rates.

Nasty.

h/t Mauser

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Canada’s ‘Lost Liberal decade’ — Will Carney fix the mess he helped create?

Canada’s GDP per capita growth from 2014 to 2024 was just 0.5%—the U.S. figure was 20.7%, according to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook report from October 2024.

The figure indicates an average annual growth rate of approximately 0.05% over the decade, reflecting a period of economic stagnation under the Trudeau Liberals on a per-person basis.

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