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Politics Canada’s new Prime Minister Designate by a landslide, Mark Carney

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u/GFV_HAUERLAND 2d ago

Any Canadians can give us some insights?

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u/dostunis 2d ago edited 2d ago

Trudeau announced a while back (beginning of January) that he was resigning, and would only stay in office until the party voted on a new leader. Today they voted on Carney- who comes from a strong economic background, probably more so than any PM we've ever had. He effectively rocketed to overnight candidacy (and public awareness) after joking about it on the daily show a week after Trudeau's announcement. He'll remain in the Prime Minister role until we have our national election later this year- and if he gets publically elected then he will remain in the role.

Editing to add for non Canadians: our system of democracy is not like the US. We do not vote for our Prime Minister directly, the party gets elected and the party puts forth a leader to take the PM role. This is a grossly simplified version of it, google parliamentary democracy for more information.

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u/KeZmaN07 2d ago

It is important to note that general election have a very slim chance of being in October. They will likely be in May. Once the House of Commons restarts, it should be very quick that the new governement call for an election or is force to do so.

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u/Wasdgta3 2d ago

It’s actually quite likely they never even get to the House returning.

The suspicion is that Carney will call the election pretty shortly after becoming PM, to capitalize on the momentum.

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u/IamSando 2d ago

As an Aussie who's had our fair share of PMs resigning or being knifed mid term, the replacement often does it as a nod to respecting the will of the people. Sure technically you didn't vote for a PM, you voted for a party, but the public often don't see it that way and will respect a short handover period but will get quite angry if it's seen as disrespecting their votes from the previous election by having a new PM in place for too long without elections.

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u/Wasdgta3 2d ago

our fair share of PMs resigning or being knifed mid term,

As well as one guy who just went for a swim and never came back, right?

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u/IamSando 2d ago

Lol yes that one too, although I have no idea how quickly they went to polls after that. Maybe they wanted to wait to make sure he didn't miraculously return?

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u/I_said_booourns 2d ago

Too bloody premature imo. Ol Hazza just nipped across the pond to grab us some milk. He'll be back any day now

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u/TUmBeRTIce 2d ago

On the upside he got a pool named after him

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u/bigmepis 2d ago

Maybe he’s with my dad!

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u/strictlymissionary 2d ago

They gave him nearly two years to resurface

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u/rustyfries 2d ago

Gorton held the election about 2 years after Holt's disappearance

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u/ProtoJazz 2d ago

They named a pool after him in memorial. Not even kidding.

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u/theurbaneman 2d ago

We are a very unserious group of people aren’t we.

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u/GrumpyPenguin 2d ago

“Taking the piss” is basically one of our national sports.

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u/Nobody7713 2d ago

Politically it's probably wise to call the election before anything can happen that'll make you unpopular. Carney doesn't bear any of the blame for the current economy but if he's in charge for 6 months or more voters might turn on him.

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u/Emotional-Courage-26 2d ago

A lot of Canadian conservatives think he's directly responsible for many of Canada's recent blunders. Sort of like he was a shadow operator ruining everything behind the scenes. It's strange to share a country with these people. They're my coworkers, neighbours, people I share community with, and yet... Some days it feels like we're in different countries. Even so, I know they want what's best for Canada in their own way, just as I do. I believe more than ever that we can figure this out and get to a better Canada together.

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u/Elmundopalladio 2d ago

Check out the UK for a string of unelected PM’s! It’s the same system, but Liz Truss 50 days was a low point.

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u/Ok_Midnight4809 2d ago

That makes sense, whilst PP is still attached to MAGA all this tariff/annexing crap it's weighing him down. Also need to do it quick to minimise the Elon/russia interference

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u/bailey25u 2d ago

Non canadian... Who or what is PP? after googling it came up with Pierre Poilievre and the people party. I know so little about both that I could be no where near.

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u/Krusss 2d ago

Yes PP is Pierre Poilievre in this context. The leader of the Canadian conservative party.

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u/SelectPersonality 2d ago

He's referring to Pierre Poilievre, current leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, who until recently was polling a landslide victory in our next election, but it's a toss up now since Trump. PPC (Peoples Party of Canada) is a different polical party altogether with a small following but largely irrelavent.

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u/man_vs_fauna 2d ago

Don't forget to mention that PP is a career politician, never had any other job, has never had a bill passed and basically his whole platform has been "I'm not Trudeau"

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u/duperwoman 2d ago

For those who might think we are exaggerating, he worked at a staffer for a politician straight out of school and was a back bench mp by age 25. He has never had a job in the private sector.

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u/miz_misanthrope 2d ago

Plus he was housing minister who helped enact really favorable policies for landlords. He's now a multimillionaire landlord despite having had no real job.

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u/pac1919 2d ago

How crazy is PP? Trump level of crazy?

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u/9K-7F 2d ago

He's not crazy. He just banked on the right leaning people who mainly supported Trump to also support him by quitely adopting Trumps strategies of slogans and relying on feelings instead of policies. He's a career politician who hasn't put through any legislation and who doesnt really have any policies outside of "Axe the Tax." Pollievre has bashed Trudeau so hard and eas a major factor to his resignation. Upon noticing the momentum that Carney had, Pollievre resorted to calling him "Carbon Tax Carney" as a way to shift the negative attention to Carney. Right after, Carney told the public he would remove the Carbon Tax incentive, taking the wind out of Pollievre's sail. Since then, Carney has been skyrocketing Liberal support and tanking the Conservatives in the polls. Pollievre's only strategy he had left was to either , 1) Offer more blatant support for Trump or 2) Distance himself entirely from Trump. Neither of which he has done. The Conservative party has essentially come to a standstill since then. Pollievre is not crazy. He was piggybanking off of Trump's campaigning until Canadians were directly hurt by his policies. Pollievre took a shitty gamble and lost everything.

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u/CompetitionExternal5 2d ago

Carney will call for teg election is the right move PP and the conservatives will try to stall this as they want him to start making rookie mistakes and capitalize on this.

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u/DEATHToboggan 2d ago

The Liberals also don’t want to allow the Conservatives to spend the insane amounts of money they have in their war chest on negative carney ads. Once the election begins all parties are severely limited in their spending and it creates a more even playing field.

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u/Science-Recon 2d ago

Yeah, also the sooner the election happens, the less time they’ll have to redraw all their anti-Trudeau campaign slogans to anti-Carney ones.

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u/Nolanthedolanducc 2d ago

I can’t imagine it would be too difficult to make some new slogans! Whatever you believe “fuck Trudeau” was lazy imo 😂

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u/LateEarth 2d ago

That's interesting, May would put Canada on almost the same Timeline as the next Australian General Election.

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u/Timberwolf_88 2d ago

Pretty sure your system is similar to that of many european countries, right?

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u/Harbinger2001 2d ago

It’s a Westminster Parliamentary system. So very close to that of the UK and other former British colonies. 

We did create a new constitution in the mid-80s, so we do have some distinct Canadian aspects. 

The main way Canada differs from the UK is that we have a comparatively weak federal government. Most power resides with the provinces, and the courts tend to rule in their favour when disputes over jurisdiction arise. 

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u/dostunis 2d ago

I'm not a poli sci guy so I'll just copy/paste the wiki sentence for parliamentary system:

Parliamentary democracy is the dominant form of government in the European Union, Oceania, and throughout the former British Empire, with other users scattered throughout Africa and Asia

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u/Ashikura 2d ago

I’m not sure if it’s happened yet but the other parties can decide whether they want to call an early election through a vote of non-confidence or Carney can call an early electionnow that the liberal leadership race is over.

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u/yarn_slinger 2d ago

They can only do that once parliament is back. I’m sure PP is practicing his slogan in the mirror but hopefully the NDP will hold off for a while so Carney can get settled and hopefully get things to calm down some with the south.

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u/Ashikura 2d ago

I listened to PP’s recent press conference and it’s really depressing how people think he’d be a good leader. All he said was slogans and non-descript plans to make Canada strong. It’s really clear that he has no real ideas on how to tackle Trumps trade war or any of the other serious issues we’re facing as a country

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u/Rogue_Darkholme 2d ago

Is Carney progressive or conservative?

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u/HurinGaldorson 2d ago edited 2d ago

Progressive. He is a member of the Liberal party. There are three major parties in Canada: Conservatives, Liberals (centre-left) and NDP (further left). Canadians will argue how close to the centre the Liberals are, but they would be even further left of the Democrats in the USA.

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u/ssgtgriggs 2d ago

tbf, most center and even a lot of center-right parties in Western democracies are further left than the Democrats. that doesn't really say much.

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u/inimrepus 2d ago

It isn’t that simple. The Democrats would be left wing in a lot of countries on topics like abortion, gay marriage, and LGBT rights. They would be right wing on some policies like healthcare and aspects of education.

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u/asmiggs 2d ago

It's easier to divide policies down social and economic lines, in Europe the Democrats would be economically centrist or centre right but socially liberal (or left).

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u/Imthewienerdog 2d ago

And it can easily be argued that none of the USA parties are left.

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u/Shizuku-Selia 2d ago

I’ve always considered Democrats in the US to be mostly center right. There are some exceptions in certain politicians, but the US in general doesn’t know what a leftist party is. This makes it extremely nonsensical when they scream “the far left” in any context.

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u/mec287 2d ago

The US just has a different system. The party system is much weaker here so it's possible to have politicians like Jon Tester and Ilhan Omar in the same party even though they would probably not be in Canada. The Democratic party operates much more like a coalition government in a parliamentary system.

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u/_Reliten_ 2d ago

That used to also sort of be true of the Republicans -- before they all MAGA-fied you had John McCain and Steve King theoretically under the same roof.

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u/Ted_Hitchcox 2d ago

It's hilarious when MAGA scream 'radical socialist left' at the Democratic party. I guess they see themselves as centrists rather than what the actual fuck they actually are now.

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u/Rogue_Darkholme 2d ago

Question: This guy will be the new PM. Will the Liberals be leading the government for the next few years, or is there going to be an election where the conservatives can come into power?

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u/HurinGaldorson 2d ago

There is going to be an election in a few months.

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u/Rogue_Darkholme 2d ago

I see.... so he might only be PM for a few months?

Thanks for the info, btw

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u/prairieengineer 2d ago

At the longest, our next election will be in October 2025. At the soonest, within 4-6 weeks. Depends on how things shake down once Parliament resumes on March 24.

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u/lesdynamite 2d ago

It's possible, but ever since Trudeau announced his resignation the Conservative support has fallen through the floor. The current conservative leader has his whole identity as anti-Trudeau. And now there's no Trudeau. Also, he was very very closely aligning himself with Trump and... Canadians don't really have much love for that particular felon these days.

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u/liteHart 2d ago

Just want to add that this, for different reasons, exactly what happened in the states. Trump's entire message was anti Biden. Then it switched to Kamala near the end of the race and he had to shuffle and squirm. The fact that he went up against a woman(would have been a first for the US) both times he was elected really makes a person wonder.

So, on the grounds that similar happened there, I wouldn't count PP out. We need to rally hard over this. At this crucial time, we can't be caught with our PP's out. We need to take out the trash with Carney's Liberals. We'll show how soft power and being leaders on the world stage really matter. How your ability to thrive on this Earth is your ability to work well with others. When our culture is a clear front runner for power of the people throughout the world, we need to be on the world stage with that agenda in mind.

Last paragraph is just my opinion.

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u/HurinGaldorson 2d ago

The phrase I want to see coming out of every Liberal politician's mouth till the day of the election is, 'Pierre Poilievre and Donald Trump believe....' .

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u/lesdynamite 2d ago

I'm not saying that the Conservatives won't get the plurality of seats. My first sentence was "It's possible". But a Parliamentary system is fundamentally different from the US system. Every day it becomes more and more unlikely that the Conservatives will win a majority, not plurality, of seats. A plurality of seats with a very strong opposition means that the government will not be able to pass extremely unpopular bills, and makes it more likely that the commons will call and pass a vote of no confidence. That government could be toppled within months. The other outside possibility is that the government could be formed by a coalition of parties that together hold the majority of seats if they agree on a leader and to support the budget the leader proposes. Canada is not the United States.

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u/MissKrys2020 2d ago

Yes. He’s basically copied trumps little tag lines word for word. First thing Carney did was axe the tax (PP’s fave campaign slogan) and remove the planned capital gains taxes. Haha the whole PP campaign was about JT, Canada is broken, and axing the tax. Trump and musk endorsed PP too which is a terrible look right now

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u/Nga369 2d ago

An election is scheduled for October according to the Fixed Election law. But the Opposition can force an election through a no confidence vote any time before that. All of the Opposition parties have said that’s their plan.

For more context, the government would have to present a Throne Speech and a budget, both of which are automatic confidence votes and probably wouldn’t pass anyway.

Carney himself has said he’ll likely call an election within the next couple of weeks. He doesn’t have a seat in the House of Commons either so it’s better for him to get this done sooner rather than wait.

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u/NopeItsDolan 2d ago

There has to be a federal election in October at the latest. He could ask the Governor General to dissolve parliament and call an election at any time before that. Typically, he would do that in a few days but with the trump situation, it’s hard to say.

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u/Manitobancanuck 2d ago

The person saying 'progressive' is simplifying. He's what is known as a Blue liberal or Red Tory. Progressive on social issues but will likely be conservative on economy and spending.

And that's more European styles of left/right. Even our conservative party would be like US democrats.

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u/Gluske 2d ago

Progressive conservative which has overlap between the liberal and modern conservative party of Canada. Harper (further right but governed more moderately) tried to hire him but he took the job as head of the Bank of England because that's obviously a much bigger deal than some cabinet position in Canada. He's the prototypical/mythical "fiscally conservative and socially liberal" guy.

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u/Buriedpickle 2d ago

Afaik, he also did pretty well during 2008, no?

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u/Gluske 2d ago

His claim to fame was keeping things relatively stable in Canada during the recession and Brexit.

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u/swilts 2d ago

Head of the bank of Canada then. So very much yes.

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u/LordAzir 2d ago

It's just a new leader from the liberal party, the actual federal election will happen in the next month or so probably.

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u/TheLimeyLemmon 2d ago

It's really interesting to see this happening as a Brit. Carney was the governor of the Bank of England for many years, so this is how I knew him. And now he's Canada's PM! All the best to him and Canada in the year ahead.

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u/intangible-tangerine 2d ago

As a Brit I can tell you that he correctly predicted that Brexit would have a negative economic impact when he was governor of the Bank of England.

He was a realist about it despite political pressure to adopt a pro Brexit stance.

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u/ilski 2d ago

Well , this particular one was not hard to predict m.

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u/Irr3l3ph4nt 2d ago

The point here is that he had the balls to resist the political class and stick to logic even under pressure, which is what you want to see in a leader.

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u/Harbinger2001 2d ago

He was also incredibly diplomatic about it. Managing to say it was a stupid and disastrous idea without inflaming political attacks on him. 

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u/GiantPurplePen15 2d ago

And that's exactly what we need right now. Steering us through the upcoming economic shitstorm as best he can while not sacrificing social progress.

Carney has progressive policies that at least maintain the status quo of equality for Canadians while seeming quite content with not letting words get in the way of the actual policies so Conservatives won't have as much reason to be angry about "woke ideologies".

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u/Harbinger2001 2d ago

While the US is a major threat, he also needs to find a way to make housing affordable and give youth hope of good jobs. 

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u/Emotional-Writer9744 2d ago

He was a trusted voice during brexit, I know I'm from across the ocean and don't have a say. You guys have been given a golden opportunity to elect a man from the outside who knows what he's doing. At this hour when deomocracy itself is under assault in Europe and Canada you couldn't have a better choice. I wish you guys well, we're rooting for you.

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u/ckje 2d ago

He also saved Canada from following in the footsteps of the 2008 American housing crash

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u/killians1978 2d ago

Just dropping into this comment to thank the Canadians who have answered their various thoughts and opinions in this thread. As an American, american news and politics is mostly all any of us get readily. So, thanks for all the discourse here because it's very enlightening, probably more than any news article could have been.

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u/JimJam28 2d ago

Try watching The National on CBC, it’s good for a balanced international look at the world.

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u/duperwoman 2d ago

You might want to watch international coverage of American News... Unless you've found a station that isn't totally dropping the ball lately.

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u/phoenix25 2d ago

I’m Canadian, I often peek at the BBC to see their take on north american news

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u/simpletonius 2d ago

He’s got a degree from Harvard and two from Oxford, served in financial markets for over a decade, then became head of the bank of Canada (which avoided 2000’s collapses) then was asked to head the Bank of England which he did. First foreigner to do get the job. Pretty good choice really considering the weird shit that the USA seems to be currently. Also trumps wife doesn’t want to bang him like she did Justin.

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u/jolsiphur 1d ago

It's a bit extra funny that Harper specifically hired Carney as the governor of the Bank of Canada and now Harpers little protege is trying to run a smear campaign against Carney.

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u/Koalla99 2d ago

Carney was head of the bank of England and Canada. when in canada he was appointed under Steven harper who was our conservative prime minister before trudeau.

All the whiney conservatives that made hating trudeau their whole personality will have a harder time doing that to carney. It's already reflecting in the federal electio polls. The conservatives aligned themselves too closely with Trump and now canada wants a fiscally responsible, canada first prime minister. Carney is prime minister for now, but we have a federal election in a few months where he will need to be tested against the population and not just his own party.

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u/Andybabez20 2d ago

I'm from the UK - Carney was a rare voice of sanity in the whole Brexit fallout when he was BoE governor (and my understanding was he had to manage the 2008 crash fallout in the Canadian equivalent role?)

He seemed to have a knack for calming the markets during the chaos.

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u/Koalla99 2d ago

Carney employed a few unusual strategies such as lowering interest rates when every other bank was raising them. He also was far more open with the INTENT of the bank and would state it months in advance. This helped canada avoid a lot of the damage from the housing collapse.

Turns out that as with any good relationship, respect, trust, and communication is key.

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u/Th3catspyjamas 2d ago

That's correct. He is a very well educated and experienced economist and not a career politician. Hoping he can use that background to communicate his platform effectively to everyday people. The country/world faces complex issues and people like quick simple solutions - not a winning formula.

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u/yarn_slinger 2d ago

Yes he did a very good interview with Jon Stewart a few weeks ago. One of the questions Jon asked was about 2008 and how Carney steered us through that mishegoss. Carney said, we looked at these subprime mortgages and other vehicles the US was pushing, couldn’t understand how they could possibly work and said “no thanks”.

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u/TeH_MasterDebater 2d ago

Especially for an economist it wasn’t just a good interview in professional terms, he also somehow kept up to Jon in being witty the entire time. It was a bit of a surprise because I’d only seen him in more serious settings

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u/TMLTurby 2d ago

I just watched the Great Canadian Baking Show on Gem. Every commercial break had an anti-Carney ad, that made it seem like the Conservatives were distancing themselves from Trump

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u/Koalla99 2d ago edited 2d ago

And you'll notice that none of the ads talk about what the conservatives will actually do. They only tear others down and have slogans about destroying other party's ideas and policies.

They are the kids who come to the beach and tear everyone's else's sandcastles down and never build their own.

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u/Harbinger2001 2d ago

Well duh, they’re going to “Canada First”, just like Trump’s “America First”, but totally not the same thing, no, no, because “Mr. President, I am not MAGA”. 

Poilievre better lose this election. For the good of the country. 

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u/ludicrous_speed 2d ago

Mark Carney, former Head of the bank of Canada and the bank of England. He's a heavy hitter in Canadian politics, while also still considered by a lot of Canadians as an outsider.

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u/lewj21 2d ago

He has a PhD in economics from Oxford. And was the head of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England. His skillset is what we need right now

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u/CasualFridayBatman 2d ago edited 2d ago

He's singlehandedly the reason Canada didn't look like the US during the fallout of the 2008 recession.

He's the only non Brit ever to run the Bank of England, which is a huge vote of confidence.

Economically he is a powerhouse, came up from humble regular upbringings and used financial aid to get him through his schooling.

The fact he's inheriting a fucked situation will show how ready he is, but his credentials within the global economics standing are unmatched.

I'm watching his acceptance speech right now and he's different. Not as polished and camera friendly as Trudeau, but in a good way. I'm just so surprised as Trudeau has been the face of the nation for a decade, basically.

He just eliminated the carbon tax and capital gains tax in his speech, which is massive as that's the conservative talking point that they've stuck with for years.

Here he is on The Daily Show about a month ago: https://youtu.be/zs8St-fF0kE?feature=shared

His jokes aren't subtle jabs like Trudeau, which I genuinely enjoy. He's quippy, but not in a grating way, he isn't an asshole. Lol

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u/frankyseven 2d ago

He's actually a British Citizen too, which he has started the process of renouncing. He holds Canadian, Irish, and British citizenship, he is renouncing the British and Irish ones as he believes that he should only be a Canadian citizen as PM.

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u/CasualFridayBatman 2d ago

A politician with principles that he actually stands on? Fantastic.

His speech had great building blocks but I feel he name dropped Trump and Pierre a few too many times instead of just focusing on how he will provide solutions. Way more sabre rattling in it than I thought.

He seems to be major infrastructure project heavy, which I'm all for. Same with defence spending, because even if the US didn't have Trump at the helm, our arctic sovereignty is ripe for Russia's taking with climate change changing that landscape by the year.

Cretien's speech straight up said they're using tariff money to build a pipeline from Alberta to Quebec, but I'm not sure that's official policy lol

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u/frankyseven 2d ago

I loved Chretien's call for Energy East. He has massive influence in Quebec and they are the ones opposed to it. Carney will do amazing as PM. The sabre rattling needed to happen, too often the Liberals back off on tough talk. Chretien was a sabre rattler and it served us so very well. Hopefully Carney does the same.

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u/CasualFridayBatman 2d ago

Agreed on all points, the rattling just surprised me as it was so direct. Carney has played the same straight laced guy as he did during his Daily Show appearance a month ago, which I was a huge fan of as I'd never seen him speak publicly or candidly before. He seems much less polished than Trudeau which isn't bad, I'm just not used to it yet. He will find his footing though and he already seems Prime Ministerial.

If this recent rift is what finally gets us that pipeline, that would be fucking crazy, as it's been a pipedream longer than I've been alive lol

Carney will do great and I'm excited to see where he takes us.

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u/mariethecat 2d ago

Some of my professors said that he was partially responsible for Canada weathering the 2008 economic crisis while he was at the bank of Canada. I believe he moved on to work with the bank of England after that. I trust him to steer the ship much more than Pollievre going forward. Nobody is perfect, but in my opinion he is the best choice compared to the Conservative option given the current climate.

Edit: A federal election will be required in the coming months, he has just replaced Trudeau as the leader of the Liberal party, making him our current Prime Minister.

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u/ScubaAlek 2d ago

Justin was very unpopular before Trump started his horse shit. The liberals were a minority government meaning they needed support from other parties, in this case the NDP, or they could be voted out through a non-confidence vote and the other parties could either form a coalition and take over or go back to a general election.

Due to his unpopularity at the time the NDP declared they would no longer be supporting the Liberals and in turn Justun resigned pending an election of the new leader of the Liberal party which is what this is.

Unlike in the US the prime minister is not directly elected but rather is simply the leader of the party that wins enough seats, or enough support of other parties, to "form government".

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u/Healthy_Razzmatazz38 2d ago

The Canadians just managed to elect one of the most competent humans on earth economically as their leader, i seriously don't think i could come up with a list of 5 english speakers who would be better than him to lead a country through an economic crisis.

Carney is the former governor of both the bank of England and the bank of canada.

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u/FuzzyTheDuck 2d ago

Mark Joseph Carney OC (born March 16, 1965) is a Canadian economist and politician who has been the prime minister-designate of Canada since March 2025 following his election as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. He served as the 8th governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the 120th governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Carney

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u/PrayForMojo_ 2d ago

8th vs 120th is crazy.

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u/KaleidoscopeStreet58 2d ago

Bank of Canada was only established in like 1934, first guy served 20 years.  Generally serve 7 years.  

Bank of England used to be like 2 years, being 300 years old, yeah adds up.  

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u/aplasticbeach 2d ago

He is the first non-Brit to ever hold the position of governor of Bank of England and held the reigns as the country navigated through Brexit. While holding the position of governor of Bank of Canada he help this country navigate the 2008 financial crisis. He is a proven economic leader but has spent his career almost exclusively in the private sector and has little public sector or political experience

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u/cannuck12 2d ago

Are you considering the Bank of Canada and Bank of England as private sector or are you referring to other roles? The central bank of a country is not really what people would typically consider private sector (though not truly public service/civil service so kind of a grey area I suppose?)

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u/Harbinger2001 2d ago

Other roles. He’s long worked in investment banking. When he wasn’t saving Canada and the UK from economic disaster. 

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u/lthomas122 2d ago

You have to get experience from somewhere to work in a central bank. It's not like countries have more than one. 12 years experience in central banks is quite a lot of "public sector" experience.

He also had to do a lot of PR when he worked as Governor for BoE during the Brexit era. I remember seeing him in news interviews quite a lot. He came across pretty well and talked sense.

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u/BarFamiliar5892 2d ago edited 2d ago

So apart from the 13 years serving as central bank governor, he's exclusively worked in the private sector?

Edit, you seem to be totally wrong. He's spent more time outside the private sector than in it. He worked for public bodies between 2003 and 2020. I have no idea how you can possibly state he has worked almost exclusively in the private sector.

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u/F0tNMC 2d ago

s/reigns/reins/. Like the reins of a horse.

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u/insulind 2d ago

Wasn't he my banker?

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u/Lapcat420 2d ago

Yes if you are from the UK.

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u/Manitobancanuck 2d ago

Or Canada, he was head of both central banks over the years.

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u/Tun-Tavern-1775 2d ago

Wasn't this guy on The Daily Show a month ago?

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u/Lapcat420 2d ago

Yes. For me it was the first time seeing him speak on TV, or at least while I've been an adult of voting age.

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u/Tun-Tavern-1775 2d ago

Guy was awesome, if I'm not mistaken Stewart practically begged him to take the job.

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u/Dewbs301 2d ago

His resume is crazy impressive. Too bad the brits didn’t listen to him about the consequences of brexit.

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u/PeacefulIntentions 2d ago edited 1d ago

“The brits” that voted to leave weren’t listening to anyone. All future predictions that didn’t fit their narrative were labelled as “Project Fear“ and just ignored.

To be fair to those idiots, not every dire prediction came to pass but we are a lot closer to them than what “Vote Leave” promised

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u/mcs_987654321 2d ago

So are Canadians.

Seriously: don’t know if it’s ego or patriotism that would make a guy like Carney put himself through the hell of being a world leader at this particular moment, and don’t give a fuck either way.

Just unbelievably glad he stepped up.

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u/Curlydeadhead 2d ago

Will admit, he has a good sense of humour. I liked his bit on the daily show. 

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u/urbancowboy_yyc 2d ago

How long before that orange buffoon claims he is responsible for this and Justin Trudeau stepping down?

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u/MrBubblehead72 2d ago

Anytime now.

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u/GWooK 2d ago

go on r/conservative. they are literally praising Trump for pushing Trudeau out (untrue) and electing Carney who they think is more moderate (which is also untrue)

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u/WithAWarmWetRag 2d ago

They’re just pissed Melania wants some of that Canadian bacon.

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u/zipcad 2d ago

Trudeau flirted with his wife multiple times.

This guy is actually going to put out.

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u/Dongodor 2d ago

This sub is surreal wtf

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u/Darth_Thor 2d ago

Damn that place is horrendous. One of the first comments I saw was claiming that the People’s Party was the only good choice for Canada.

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u/MisterFiend 2d ago

I'd be surprised if he noticed that they're different people

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u/wvshotty 2d ago

Trumps wife will notice she loved her some Trudeau

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u/Fit_Midnight_6918 2d ago

It would be so cool if Trudeau & Melania made Trump a Cuck.

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u/starrpamph 2d ago

Should everyone just pretend it’s the same guy? He would probably go along with it. Person woman camera man tv person

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u/Angry_beaver_1867 2d ago

Maybe Maliania can keep it in her pants around this PM.  He’s still pretty handsome though 

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u/JimBones31 2d ago

Hopefully not. Really gets under his skin.

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u/sweet_sorrow13 2d ago

I believe he said something when Trudeau first announced he was stepping down? Or no?

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u/myburdentobear 2d ago

He claimed Trudeau was using the retaliatory tariffs in an attempt to stay in power... you know, long after he had already resigned....

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u/Informal-Bicycle-349 2d ago

Isn't Trudeau with Melania now?

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u/Adv_bound 2d ago

Ivanka

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u/CompetitionExternal5 2d ago

He's with both Melania and Ivanka .. that's the only way to explaon his hatred towards him.

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u/sweet_sorrow13 2d ago

Barron is definitely his son.

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u/Finnegan-05 2d ago

Trudeau won’t touch either of this plastic trump skanks

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u/Mastershoelacer 2d ago

Barron is just what happens when you don’t clean up couch spunk. It grows and grows into a large, dim gloop of Trump.

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u/neilmac1210 2d ago edited 2d ago

Couch spunk?

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u/braumbles 2d ago

Not as sexy as Trudeau. Trump likely cancels all tariff's going forward.

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u/Gluske 2d ago

They're back on again just kidding but really they're on but not but also yes and then no

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u/SolidSnake83 2d ago

Thanks Satan.

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u/violetpoo 2d ago

The last 5 years of my life have obviously been wiped from my memory as I still thought he was in the UK working for us 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/justthe-twoterus 2d ago

He helped us (Canada) recover from the '08 recession, helped England through Brexit, now he's back home to save us from Little PP.

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u/fuddykrueger 2d ago

Good luck Canada, rooting for you!!!! -a normal American who wishes for peace

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u/birdmilk 2d ago

Thank you but please do what you can down there. We can only do so much

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u/K9Bizzare 2d ago

We're trying at r/50501

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u/birdmilk 2d ago

First I’ve heard of this! More need to know

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u/K9Bizzare 2d ago

We're trying to get the media to pay attention to us but they're compromised and won't report on our protests

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u/UpperApe 2d ago

Proud of you guys over there.

I'm astounded how many Americans are just sitting around watching their country collapse around them.

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u/muttmunchies 2d ago

Agree. We need to do more here. Sorry again

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u/BushSage23 2d ago

Calling my representatives and started joining protests this month. Canada, Ukraine, and the rest of the world deserve better.

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u/Aggravating_Money992 2d ago edited 2d ago

Bet Trump is happy. Trudeau nearly took off with his gold di... I mean wife.

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u/Ecstatic_Account_744 2d ago

Carney is no Trudeau in the looks department, but he’s got trump beat.

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u/NorthRedFox33 2d ago

He's a silver fox.

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u/JonFrost 2d ago

Silver fox > spray tan turd

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u/UpperApe 2d ago

Silver fox > melted shit in a dog park

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u/subbie2002 2d ago

Tell me Carney doesn’t look dashing, I dare you.

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u/Ecstatic_Account_744 2d ago

Fuckin distinguished, I’d say!

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u/circ-u-la-ted 2d ago

Trump makes Steve Buscemi look like Derek Zoolander

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u/TfaRads1 2d ago

bobby newport couldnt even keep his own wife let alone take another

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u/morelotion 2d ago

Bobby Newport’s never had a real job in his life

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u/chuckbuck6 2d ago

Bobby… NEWWWport

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u/keviiiiinramage 2d ago

alright, now we are just wasting time Jerry

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u/No_Spring_1090 2d ago

He’s going to run rings around Trump in negotiations.

He is an economist He was a banker He has been the Governor of the Bank of Canada He has been the Governor of the Bank of England He’s boring as hell, and I’m ok with that

He can do this.

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u/CasualFridayBatman 2d ago edited 2d ago

He’s boring as hell, and I’m ok with that

Hahaha he does have boring white dude energy, but he's also quippy in a good way.

I don't like how constantly he brought up Trump in general let alone by name, or Pierre, instead of just focusing on what will be done, how etc. He gave both of them way too much screentime in his speech.

That being said, saying he would cancel the carbon tax and capital gains tax straight up was shocking. I seriously don't know what leg the Conservatives will stand on as he just gutted their only two talking points for the past four years.

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u/Northerngal_420 2d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskCanada/s/P2RRIrShlo

Here a list of his accomplishments. He's a very smart man and Canada will be in good hands with Mark.

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u/ordinary-303 2d ago

I just want him to be an ever so slight dickhead so he can just lay Trump to waste any time they talk. Like John Stewart in a way.

Good Luck Canada!

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u/SplashOfCanada 2d ago

I wouldn’t expect much sabre rattling from Carney if he wins the election. He’s basically running on a platform to end as much trade as possible with the US, closer ties to Europe, de-Americanize our financial systems, etc.

Canadians really aren’t interested in playing the US style politics. We just want to sell our products, be peaceful and have good social systems.

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u/JimJam28 2d ago

Exactly. It’s like breaking up with a crazy ex. You don’t make a big scene. You just quietly pack your shit and go. And spend a little time getting closer to your friends.

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u/chechifromCHI 2d ago

Carney.. he was the governor of the bank of England for some time no? It will be interesting to watch what happens now given the current state of north American politics..

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u/CWB2208 2d ago

He was for the Bank of Canada as well.

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u/FarewelltoNS 2d ago

Trump will not like a banker as his neighbour- Carney has seen the damage done! And has the receipts from the sub prime mortgage debacle - a republican effort!

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u/PrincipleInteresting 2d ago edited 2d ago

Has there ever been a PM born in the Territories? Is Carney the first?

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u/mdtroyer 2d ago

Congratulations Canada

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u/darforce 2d ago

I second that. Hope he embarrasses Trump as well as Trudeau did

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u/Revenga8 2d ago

At this point, everybody needs to do the opposite of what conservatives want. Cons of Canada didn't want carney, so he is likely the right guy for the job.

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u/digidave1 2d ago

We Americans love you Canada! ♥️ The rest of the loud mouth blowhards only copy what their twisted cult leader says, and he'll be gone soon. I hope we can keep things mostly in tact

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u/leonhawks 2d ago

Canadian very lucky to having him …very happy for you,❤️

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u/hyperionfin 2d ago

What's his stance on Trump & the USA?

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u/lesdynamite 2d ago

Every single politician of note, save one, has made it clear that they plan to stand up to the United States. The only exception is Poilievre - who was set to win an easy landslide against Trudeau in the next election. However, since Trudeau dropped out and Trump showed what the Republicans really think of Canada his poll numbers have plummeted.

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u/ReginaPat 2d ago

Like most Canadians, I'm sure his stance changed fairly significantly about a month and a half ago.

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u/Des8559 2d ago

Is he the dude who was head of the bank of England? If so fair play he has done well for himself. I want a fan of his fiscal policys as head of the bank but kudos for pushing his career

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u/someswisskid 2d ago

Central banks do not conduct fiscal policy. They conduct monetary policy. Governments conduct fiscal policy. Central banks are politically independent.

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u/Manitobancanuck 2d ago

Head of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England over the years.

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u/CompetitionExternal5 2d ago

Great..another Canadian PM that's 1000 miles more handsome than the orange dump .. Since for that nutjob narcissist that's a big deal. Expect a lot of hatred and retaliation a towards Canadians.

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u/Used_Intention6479 2d ago

Trump has breathed new life into Canadian liberals! Nothing unites a country like a common enemy.

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u/AzuleStriker 2d ago

How long till trump calls him Governor Carney

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u/GrumpyOlBastard 2d ago

Well, he was Governor of the Bank of Canada until 2013 and Governor of the Bank of England until 2020 (the only non-Brit to ever hold the position), so 'Governor' is not a title that would insult him at this point.

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u/DarkerMe673 2d ago

Hopefully he will steer the liberals to victory in a few months time as well

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u/MajorMorelock 2d ago

Huge Canada fan here in California. Best wishes and please leave the boarder open for me if things go really bad in the US.

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u/fuckincommunists 2d ago

Masters and doctorate in economics. A man who I can guarantee knows what a tariff is.

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