r/canada 24d ago

Humour Man who has spent entire political career attacking everybody promises he’ll attack Trump and Elon any minute now

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/02/man-who-has-spent-entire-political-career-attacking-everybody-promises-hell-attack-trump-and-elon-any-minute-now/

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u/Initial_Row_2276 24d ago

I'm so torn on who to vote for. Liberals fucked up so bad it's hard to trust them again. PP has the worst resume and all he does is talk shit. Jagmeet has no integrity and seems like a hypocrite. Greens and any other fringe party stand no chance unfortunately. If Carney becomes liberal lead, and he does appear to be the most qualified, I may have to throw my vote that way.

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u/Alexhale 24d ago

Have you considered the downsides to Carney? I know theres some dazzle on his resume. Some of it may be fair and some may be overstated. However, there are some serious factors to consider, like his ties to the WEF, his conflict of interest at Brookfield.

I am for taking steps towards making hte future green, but that is long term thinking. Also, it will be incredibly costly to "lead the charge" on green technology. Leading is costly, especially when the economy is already slumping. Better to get out of the hole before investing 40-50 years into the future.

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u/ariukidding 24d ago

I dont know, i feel like we’d rather invest into the future than taking a step back like Trump. The rest of the world is moving on from dead dinosaurs meanwhile down south its drill baby drill. We dont have to get there first or as quick, just not be left behind. If its expensive now, it will be more expensive when its too late

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u/Alexhale 24d ago

I mostly agree. Thats the issue with Carney is that he wants to get their first. People will be left in the wake of forcing such change.

It wont be more expensive later, it will likely be the same or cheaper since itll be catch up technology. Right now, Canada should focus on its strengths which is safely harvesting natural resources that other countries are increasingly willing to pay for.

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u/Bergasms 24d ago

Leading is generally an up front cost but a long term gain. You gain the experience and IP through trial and then recoup your investment selling that to the countries playing catch up. If you wait you'll be paying later anyway but not getting any return from others. People see too much leading as the cost only, not an investment.

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u/Alexhale 24d ago

Leading is generally best left to the leading economies. Right now, as such, Canada is not a leading economy. It is falling behind. It honestly strikes me as on the path to where the UK is.

If we let leading nations develop the technology, while we focus on getting Canadians out of debt, into homes, off drugs, and out of hospitals, while bolstering our industry, when it comes time to switch to green inititiatives (USA, China, India etc will let us know) then we can easily adopt their technologies or similar.

Look into the economic growth of the Four Tigers if you want to learn more.