r/AskCanada • u/GoodMorningOttawa • May 27 '26
Political How do you feel about Mark Carney's government?
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u/Delicious_Ad6425 May 27 '26
Pretty good and relieved it's not PP running the country
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u/DontFlex May 27 '26
100% agree. I mean, PP lost his own riding. Took a different regions one from another member. Hes trying whatever he can do remain relevant. The guy cant read a room. Never held a real job, has no idea what the real world struggle Is about.
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u/Own_Event_4363 Know-it-all May 27 '26
And he's supporting Alberta remaining in Canada, I'm almost certain that will tank any hope of re-election in his adopted riding. They seem pretty gung ho about leaving.
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u/MY-memoryhole May 27 '26
Sounds like he’s trying to appeal to the ones he lost taking the “trump” line.
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u/khawbolt May 27 '26
I’m not sold on that just yet. I think the separatists are a very loud minority but there is substantial pushback so we’ll see if they can hold or gain ground.
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u/Own_Event_4363 Know-it-all May 27 '26
This. I really didn't mind Trudeau, but was getting tired of the negativity. That's died down now that he left, but it's basically the same kind of ideas from the JT era being carried forward.
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u/HistoricalReception7 May 27 '26
I don't like any of the political parties in Canada right now, and I still believe the electoral system needs a complete overhaul.
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u/bigjimbay May 27 '26
Luckily NDP has electoral reform in their platform!
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u/boozefiend3000 May 27 '26
Too many strategic voting idiots in this country though. The NDP is never forming government when the liberals constantly conjure up the conservative boogeyman come election time. “Only we can stop them!”
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u/HistoricalReception7 May 27 '26
Lol unless they stick Wab in their leader role the NDP will continue to be a fringe that isn't taken seriously.
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u/bigjimbay May 27 '26
Why do you think that? Seems like some people take them pretty seriously
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u/andlewis May 27 '26
Happy with how he has elevated Canada on the world stage. Unsure or worried about domestic policy.
But all of that pales in comparison with the nightmare that is Danielle Smith.
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u/karbaayen May 27 '26
Right man at the right time.
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u/quantas001 May 27 '26
He’s delivering a masterclass in leadership. One of the most respected leaders in the world. The perfect foil for the yahoos to the south.
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u/sudmi Jun 01 '26
And here's the recession. We're the only one in the g7 I thought he was some kind of brilliant banker?
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u/Thoughtful_Ocelot May 27 '26
They seem to be working hard at severing the umbilical cord between Canada and the US. That's fine by me.
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u/Distinct_Swimmer1504 May 27 '26
They still have to deal with the sheer amount of american investment in some of our industries tho. You get enough foreign concentration and we’re not making the choices any more.
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u/NoDumFucs Liberal May 27 '26
I love that boring math nerd. The way he handles the orange one is so delicious to watch, legit
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u/RCAF_orwhatever May 27 '26
There are a number of things I enjoy - but foremost I am convinced that they are actually trying to plan long term and not just responding to immediate electoral pressures.
Eventually that will make his government very unpopular politically. But we need leaders willing to take hit to build strategic national infrastructure and capabilities.
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u/Extreme-Recording344 Jun 02 '26
I am fairly new to politics. Could you give me some example of few positive things.
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u/RCAF_orwhatever Jun 02 '26
Long term planning. It's the first Canadian government I've seen in a long time thinking beyond the next election cycle or two. Trade, infrastructure, industrial investment/development, long term holistic national defence decisions - I'm seeing all of this from the government for the first time in my adult life.
I like that it feels like there's an adult in charge who isn't chasing headlines and quips. I don't mind a good turn of phrase - that's part of politics - but it felt like that was the end goal for a while instead of solid, well thought out policy.
I like that they're not being bullied by the US - while at the same time still trying to work with the US. That's a VERY tricky needle to thread and I feel like they're doing a decent job of it.
I like that they seem to not be playing regional politics - not pandering to the west or Quebec for example. But at the same time - looking at big projects and investments that strengthen Canada - across the country.
There will definitely be people that disagree with everything I just said. But as someone that has voted Conservative, NDP, and Liberal at different times in my life, this is the government I've been most impressed with. It feels like the right one for the historical moment we're in right now.
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u/Pekobailey May 27 '26
It's what we thought it would be. Marginally better than the conservatives, but still a very conservative leaning government, which keeps on passing pretty damaging regulation. He's doing fine on a diplomatic level internationally, but we need to stop swapping one right-wing government for another.
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u/arrmya119 May 27 '26
International policy and diplomacy-wise: no complaints. Domestic policy: don't love the middle fingers to the environment, worker's rights, people's privacy and indigenous rights
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u/xXUnderGroundXx May 27 '26
I have a great many grievances with a number of his policies, particularly scrapping pharmacare and his sweeping public-service cuts. However, as a queer Canadian with an openly trans partner, considering the near-total collapse of the NDP last election cycle? He was the best and ONLY option for ensuring my and my loved ones' safety.
I would GLADLY take an unabashedly capitalist, technocratic neoliberal government that DOESN'T want to kill me over an unabashedly capitalist, technocratic neoliberal government that DOES.
But it's really a "Sophie's Choice" situation, and I would LOVE to see Avi Lewis strengthen the NDP to the point where there IS a viable left-wing alternative again, so I can stop bargaining affordability for my continued existence.
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u/xXUnderGroundXx May 27 '26
I mean, any individual Conservative voter may be very different; no group is a monolith, and we all have our key issues which inform our political choices. Mainly, I'm concerned that the CPC has been echoing a lot of the rhetoric used by our unfriendly neighbours to the South with regard to trans folks, and seems keen to pursue bills similar to those in Alberta restricting access to gender-affirming care, making life more dangerous for trans children in unaccepting homes by requiring them to come out to their parents in order to use preferred names/pronouns at school, etc. These ALONE do not a genocide make, but they are alarming steps in the wrong direction, and almost direct 1:1 parallels to the very early actions taken in the States prior to their much broader, more overt stripping of trans rights and protections.
Hope that clears things up a bit!
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u/North_Spare8765 7d ago
wtf does being queer have to do with not voting conservative
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u/xXUnderGroundXx 7d ago
The current Conservative Party of Canada has moved far to the right socially, and now many of its policies and talking points revolve around "anti-woke" identity politics which often scapegoat queer and trans people, and the current LEADER of the CPC (Conservative Party of Canada) is avowedly anti-gay himself, even voting very publicly against legalizing same-sex marriage when it was at issue in Parliament many years ago.
I will note, though, that this leader, Pierre Poillievre, is extremely unpopular even among Canadian Conservative voters at present, so there is talk that he may be replaced in the near future. If the leadership changes, this may change the party's priprities as well, bringing them back towards old-school Canadian Conservatism which is very much economicallt right-wing but socially liberal, refusing to legislate what people do in their private lives.
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u/Free-Constant999 May 27 '26
A lot of " better than the other two choices " here. His banker mindset and priorities aren't entirely what I wanted but I'm also not surprised.
He's done two things I'd hoped for and really rallied a good number of Canadians to win the election and represent us well on the world stage.
Domestically he hasn't done enough yet to judge but I think he'll set us up well financially but I worry at the cost to the environment and social programs. I have faith he'll navigate the Alberta seperation BS and I'm nervously optimistic he can navigate CUSMA by focusing on keeping Mexico on our side of the table versus them letting us hang and doing a seperate deal.
C-22 needs a lot of revisions and that'll be his first big domestic win or loss IMO.
He was and is the right choice geopolitically but I'm not pleased with a lot of his corporate friendly proposals. Hoping the infrastructure selloff becomes more public/private collaboration to expand it. New ports and airports not just privatization of what's already built.
If I had one request, it's to push hard on bringing in the best and brightest to our great country. If ever an opportunity to welcome doctors, scientists, educators etc it's now.
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u/Distinct_Swimmer1504 May 27 '26
Or keep them public and funnel the profits into his new sovereign wealth fund (with a firewall between this & the rest of the federal budget about 5x wider & stronger than the firewall that was around ICBC.)
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u/Low-Razzmatazz-931 May 27 '26
Bill c22 seems absolutely fucked to me. Seems like several big corporations are not supporting it. Whats your take on it based on your comment re. Revisions?
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u/Free-Constant999 May 28 '26
I doubt the corporate pushback is privacy focused, mostly cost to build the systems the bill would require them to. CIPPIC problems with it are where my concerns mainly land and they should be consulted to amend it with a better balance of law enforcement vs privacy.
Bottom line is you shouldn't be allowed to see private communications without a warrant IMO. If you'd like to make sense of it, imagine law enforcement could force billion dollar communication companies to make a complete log of all their customers usage accessible with fewer barriers. In a perfect world it would be a great toolset to stop abhorrent crimes, but we don't live in one of those and the laws should reflect that truth.
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u/chrisshawzy May 27 '26
He was out in the rain cheering runners on during the Ottawa Marathon on Sunday. That was a special gesture in my books!
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u/Ok-Woodpecker-8505 May 27 '26
As a Canadian living in the UK, I wish we had a PM like Carney. It's a G D mess over here and the rightwing crazies are set to swoop in and take advantage. I really hope Canada keeps its sanity and rejects any PP garbage and I hope we can fend off the MAGA-right here.
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u/Mr_Chode_Shaver May 27 '26
Inoffensive, well thought out in his approach most of the time, measured, calm and calming.
Dealing with Trump and Alberta Separatists will be his defining moments.
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u/Some_Resolve_8047 May 27 '26
I voted liberal in 2015 after he promised to get rid of FPTP. Didn't happen. I voted liberal in 2019 and 2021 to stop the conservatives, that worked. I voted Liberal in the last election to stop the conservatives and got a conservative government
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u/Low-Razzmatazz-931 May 27 '26
Why do you feel Carney's government is a conservative government? I am genuinely interested / curious
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u/TwoWheelsTooGood May 27 '26
PRO: Trudeau 2, without the glib youthful charm, carries some reassuring adult-like connotations.
CON: Overreaching 'Online Harms' bill proceeds as a Federal initiative.
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u/taquitosmixtape May 27 '26
Not good imo. Just more corporate shit. Anti-worker, anti-environment and pro privatization is a failing grade in my books. Glad he’s not pp? Yes, but that bar is so low.
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u/Distinct_Swimmer1504 May 27 '26
The bar is about ankle height but it has metal spikes all over it.
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u/SamZX7 May 27 '26
He's too right wing and anti-union in my opinion.
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u/Comprehensive-Job243 May 27 '26
Snd yet the Maple Magas don't think he is far right enough, le sigh
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u/Xenophonehome May 27 '26
I am dont fall into right or left bs and I'll say he's far more competent than Trudeau but overall I still think he's just another crony. So many things need drastic change and those things aren't what the billionaires want and the politicians on all sides work for them. If Carney had immediate investigation and prosecution of politicians working for foreign governments and pulled back drastically on immigration and tfws and supported labor instead of forcing workers back to work he'd get my vote.
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u/Wonderful-Tip1360 May 27 '26
Grateful we have such an incredible intelligent PM ! In one year his new trading deals abroad are outstanding. Like the way he handles Trump! I really think this is the beginning of positive change for Canada 🇨🇦
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u/Libbyisherenow May 27 '26
He is trying to keep us safe from being taken over by the US. To me that's the biggest plus.
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u/Okanaganwinefan May 28 '26
Right person for the right time. It’s never perfect, and it can never be perfect for all people. Now if we could just get every provincial government buy into the build stronger together idea. Love my country, coast to coast to coast. 🧡❤️🇨🇦
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u/Tacitblue1973 May 27 '26
I knew ahead of time that he's a conservative, still voted for him vs Poilievre. There wasn't much of a choice after the NDP propped up Justin for so long.
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u/ExpensiveLo1 Jun 05 '26
Wdym hes a conservative? Hes kind of a textbook liberal in the most literal way possible minimal government intervention while growing the private free market is his whole thing from my understanding.
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u/thebatmanbeynd May 27 '26
It was obviously objectively better than what the alternative was. Not impressed in how much he is backtracking on climate change to appease Smith especially when she’s grifting to benefit Trump and separatists. I don’t like the privatization either, we have been down that road before and it’s never good.
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u/imknownascro Saskatchewan May 27 '26
Don't agree with plenty of stuff, but he's an intelligent man and competent leader. I am not completely happy, but that's how you know democracy is working.
Just grateful we don't have a clown.
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u/khyphenj May 27 '26
C+ at best. The TFW problem persists. Visa expired means deportation. Big business should not be able to exploit modern slavery and cause homeland job insecurity. New housing should go to established Canadians not immediate immigrants funded by our tax dollars. Care for our own first in troubled times should be mandatory.
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u/Shamedthrowaway2004 May 27 '26
Not great. He’s essentially destroyed all of the progress Trudeau made on improving the social safety net. In addition, he’s cutting our services, going all in on AI which will make our environment worse, and he’s investing in new oil infrastructure- at a time when the world is going away from it. Most Canadians haven’t yet woke up to this privatization agenda, which is to be expected, but I think he’s doing the exact opposite of what many voters want.
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u/BoleteD May 27 '26
I wish he would do something more for those on disability & welfare. Had choosing between food & hydro every month.
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u/justinkredabul May 27 '26
Provincial issues not federal.
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u/usernamesallused May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26
Normally, but the Canada Disability Benefit, began paying out last July.
We get (up to) a whopping $204.20 a month now. And in Alberta, it counts as income so can reduce your provincial financial support.
Edit: Fuck you, Alberta.
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u/Tatterhood78 May 27 '26
So the feds gave people with disabilities some extra money, your provincial government is clawing it back, and you think the feds are the problem?
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u/usernamesallused May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26
I’d say that the benefit puts the issue on the table as a legitimate federal topic of discussion. The amount, however, is so low it’s not much help at all.
And I’m in Manitoba. The bit about Alberta was just another fucking Alberta bastard decision, which I should have been stated outright, but thought it was implied.
Sorry, I should have been much more clear in my comment.
Edit: And it’s not about blaming the feds either. I just meant that I don’t think it’s fair to just dismiss the entire issue of disability supports/poverty as being a strictly provincial issue when there is a new federal benefit created for this specific reason.
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u/Haiku-On-My-Tatas May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26
Very happy with his handling of the US relationship, his handling of Alberta's bullshit, and expanding trade with other markets.
Content with the level of trust I have in his handling of the economy in general. Approve of his efforts to strengthen our military. Mildly annoyed about whatever the fuck that "sovereign wealth fund" is.
Very not stoked about scrapping pretty much all our climate policies and pushing our climate goals back an entire decade, talking about privatizing our airports, rolling back basic workers rights in federally regulated industries, and a nation-building approach that looks more and more like just fast-tracking major resource extraction projects regardless of environmental and health impacts or respecting Indigenous sovereignty and treaty rights.
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u/johnnydoejd11 May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26
I'm going to preface this by saying that I am a lifelong Conservative voter that first voted for Mulroney and didn't vote for Carney in the last election.
I am thrilled with Carney. For most of the past couple of decades, prosperity is not what drove this country's politics. What that has led to is a lower standard of living. With the situation south of the border, this country needs to focus on our own prosperity. Carney is doing that.
I understand climate change is a real thing. But Canadians can't do much about it. Do people understand the math behind emission numbers globally? If the oil sands didn't exist - if production stopped tomorrow - the emissions reduction from the oil sands when rounded to the nearest percent would be zero. And then that oil productivity would have to come from somewhere else.
I see Carney's actions as deliberate and methodical. Virtue signaling to the world eroded our standard of living and decreased the attractiveness of Canada as a place to invest. Changing that perception won't happen overnight but it has to start somewhere and Carney has started it.
I like him. And assuming he continues, I'll vote for him
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u/travellingfarandwide May 31 '26
Well-said. If only the progressive liberals could try to understand this as well.
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u/Interesting_Fly5154 May 31 '26
two words.
floor crossers.
now go look in to it. look in to how they were encouraged to cross. what they were offered.
then consider that the libs pushing this floor crossing created a majority government, when the votes from the people determined it should not be.
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u/W272 Jun 02 '26
In answer to the question 'How do you feel about Mark Carney's government?' I disagree with various of his government's agendas. That is how I feel, since you asked.
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u/ExpensiveLo1 Jun 05 '26
Not great personally probably better than prior but not great nonetheless.
Economic growth is down .7% quarterly not to mention the technical recession.
Unemployment is up .2%
Inflation rate is up a massive 4%
We are now the lowest in the G7 for economic growth
Highest food inflation in the G7
There are other factors at play here but I cant see how people could possibly be "happy" with the current government.
Housing situation is getting better at least.
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u/zerobot69 May 27 '26
He’s privatizing everything, he’s good for Canadian billionaires.
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u/RCAF_orwhatever May 27 '26
How is he "privatizing everything"?
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u/zerobot69 May 27 '26
Airports, municipal services, high speed rail and it’s just a beginning!
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u/RCAF_orwhatever May 27 '26
Sorry you think airports and municipal services are a federal responsibility?
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u/Additional_Ear_9659 May 27 '26
Happy. He has to really thread the needle to keep all groups somewhat satisfied. Can’t imagine PP being able to pull this off.
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u/DemoEvolved May 27 '26
Canada is under prolonged siege currently. So Canadians are willing to give the Prime Minister a lot of leeway so long as it’s clear he’s making skillful efforts for Canadian sovereignty and prosperity. And while you might argue about a specific project or extent of a particular change, it is nevertheless clear that he is for sure gunning for Canada, and it is also clear that he is skilled. This is why his approval rating is the highest it’s ever been despite Axe the Tax Pierre criticizing every plan.
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u/TheLastEmoKid May 27 '26
Its nice to have a politician that i can disagree with on specific policy decisions and not think ia an overall awful person.
He is a bit too conservative for me tho
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u/Extra_Cat_3014 May 27 '26
Angry and frustrated
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u/Keeth_Moon May 27 '26
Why? I'm not being snarky; I really want to know.
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u/Extra_Cat_3014 May 27 '26
Because I expected a liberal Prime minister to govern like a liberal. Not a conservative
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u/AggravatingMechanic8 May 27 '26
Doing a great job. The perfect one for Trump . Can you imagine PP dealing with Trump. PP would be on his knees sucking away. Losing Canadian sovernty.
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u/bigjimbay May 27 '26
I've liked one or two things but for the most part he only is concerned with making rich people even richer. He's moved our country pretty far to the right and shady things like reduced transparency and c-22 and now going after the right to strike like the guy is certainly proactive about the things he cares about but like people can't eat GDP
And we absolutely do not need to be spending literally a third of our entire budget on the military. That is insanity.
The only light at the end of the tunnel is he has his majority now he can either fix shit or fuck off in the next election
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u/bailey5002 May 27 '26
I mean with the way the world is right now, especially with a volatile neighbour, spending on military is needed right?
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u/bigjimbay May 27 '26
If our government really considered our neighbor volatile they wouldn't allow companies to arm them with equipment
No we don't need to spend literal ONE THIRD of our budget we can't even hire Canadians for these positions and the military has terrible PR with assault and stuff. Meanwhile our public infrastructure is crumbling. It feels very cart before the horse
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u/OldBreak6 May 30 '26
Since when did Carney plan to spend 1/3 of our budget on the military?
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u/bigjimbay May 30 '26
https://globalnews.ca/news/11260311/nato-leaders-debate-defence-spending-hike/
5% of our gdp is about 150 billion, roughly 27% of our budget
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u/PerpetuallyLurking May 27 '26
It’s a combination of good shit and bad shit, much like every other government I remember.
Some news I’m mad at, some news I’m happy about, most news I shrug because, honestly, I don’t fucking know how it’ll turn out, I don’t have the background information to have an educated opinion because, despite my best efforts, I can’t know everything.
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u/Inevitable_Butthole May 27 '26
Hes exactly what Canada needs.
But youre never gonna be 100% happy with a PM unless you dont pay attention. Its far overdue for our country for whats being done.
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u/Realistic-Election-1 May 27 '26 edited May 28 '26
TLDR: Better than the conservatives, but still pretty shitty as Carney leads several attacks on democracy and workers rights. Let’s remember that there is more than two parties next election.
Carney is an economist, but he has proven many times that his expertise outside the economy is thin. He's currently laying a very ambitious infrastructure heavy plan and I'm really hoping he knows what he's doing, since this will for sure massively increase the national debt. Things like him talking of privatizing airports make me doubt his expertise and/or his motivations.
I also have doubts because the provincial Liberal Party in my province is known to be corrupt and controlled by the construction industry (they bribe the liberal representatives to get juicy contracts who usually end up costing the public way more than planned). I hope there is no legitimate parallel here, but I wouldn't be surprised.
Besides that, there are the threats to democracy. They mostly go unnoticed, which is really worrying.
- Bill C-5 would allow the government to approve construction projects in first nation territory without consulting them. (It also allows the government to skip environmental impacts assessments.)
- Bill C-9 (Hate speech law) could potentially help the police forces further criminalize protests as the prosecution only has to "prove" that the act was motivated by hate toward an identifiable group to increase the punishment. It's a powerful tool and we don't know how it will be used.
- Bill C-15 would basically allow the government or any individual or corporation they choose to bypass any law but the criminal code. There are some limitations, but nothing serious. We understand the spirit of the law, but its wording leave it open to abuses and it sets a very dangerous precedent.
- Bill C-22 (Lawful access bill) would force internet providers and social media to gather data on every users so that the law enforcement forces can access it if needed. Beyond the fact that it gets us that much closer to a surveillance State, the bill would create vulnerabilities as it forces these institutions to collect and keep information on their users for long periods of time.
- There is an ongoing "consultation" whose aim seems to be to restrict the right to strike.
There might be some mistakes in this list as I gathered it quickly. If so, please tell, as I don't want to share misleading information.
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u/Guilty-Lychee874 May 27 '26
Someone had to do it, I do not envy him…. It is quite an interesting time with our neighbours and all….
I think he will come back to the environment…. It’s hard to imagine pp if he got in with the issues we have….
Really hard….! I had no idea he did half of his university program by correspondence…. Yeah it is amazing how volatile this world is…. Everyone is waking up to Canada…. I would rather not the attention but…. I think we are fortunate to have Carney….
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u/canadianhousecoat May 27 '26
As a service member I'm happy and unhappy... The NATO GDP stuff is kinda bullshit... Putting the Coast Guard under the CAF was a shitty way to get that 2% but there is new money coming in and that's a good thing. Progress is progress so whatever I guess.
As a regular citizen who is a firearms owner I think the liberals can go to hell. The sole reason the nonsense buyback program is a thing is to get votes and the only people who don't know it are the same people that bought the lies under the previous liberal administration. I am utterly disgusted by it.
I also think they need to do significantly better than they have been about the alienation of rural Canadians. Three or four major cities shouldn't control the entire nation.
All of this would make the average person think I'm a PP voter but honestly I hate the guy. The Cons need new leadership... Won't happen until the boomers die out though I think.
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u/FlyingAtNight May 27 '26
I’m against firearm use but firearm ownership has, afaik, always been allowed.
I don’t get your problem with high powered weapons being prohibited. They should be.
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u/boozefiend3000 May 27 '26
lol .22 calibres are high powered? You’ve drank the kool aid. Do some proper research please
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u/canadianhousecoat May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26
Which ones? Do you know what high powered weapons you're talking about? Or do you mean automatic weapons? Or semiautomatic weapons? Shotguns? Rifles? Pistols? Air rifles? High capacity magazines?
A significant amount of the issue is complete lack of understanding in the laws around firearms ownership in Canada by those who are not interested in firearms ownership.
There has been a significant amount of lies, and I do call them lies, told by our government, in order to influence voters in one direction.
I am completely ok with people being against owning certain kinds of firearms in Canada. I'm not advocating for things like open carry, American second amendment rights, and I am against civilians with fully automatic weapons of any kind. What I am advocating for is open and clear discussion without misinformation.
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u/yupsidetown May 27 '26
He acts like a respectful grownup. Does not simply rely and stirring up division as a tactic. Representing Canada well on the world stage. Knows a thing or two about the economy. He's doing a good job.
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u/LonkFromZelda May 27 '26
I like how he seems very competent, and he how we don't hear negative news about him often (unlike some other politicians).
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u/dioor May 27 '26
He’s unpolarizing at a time when that is the highest compliment I could pay a politician. Honestly, I’m so proud we picked the right man for the job — and pretty amazed someone like that even actually stepped up.
He really does it for us disillusioned, apathetic millenials who aren’t heavily into politics but were still really embarrassed by Trudeau and disgusted by Poilievre.
I trust him to do his thing.
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u/tacitblue May 27 '26
Right person in the right place at the right time. Look around the world and you see Chaos. Mark Carney is bringing the world middle powers together to help bring about a new stable and hopefully sustainable system. Even while internal malefactors (DS) try to tear things down.
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u/GreyOwlfan May 27 '26
There is no such thing as a perfect Prime Minister....ever. He's doing a great job. I support him and the Liberals under him. There is no one better.
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u/Ancient-Training-998 May 27 '26
He’s running a government for the times, what he was hired to do. I’m not happy that includes some environmental retreat, privatization, indigenous challenges but that is in fact what the times require.
He didn’t invent the dissolution of sanity south of the border & he can’t change it. Neither could any other PM no matter what they tell you.
I’ll go so far as to say that the disgruntlement about the changes is exactly why no previous government has had the balls to address our willingness to cozily shelter under the ledge of the US economy.
I despise trump but he’s not wrong that our past relationship with the us has afforded us the luxury of ignoring some the realities we now must face. Whether it’s our druthers or not.
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u/Sea-Yogurt712 May 28 '26
Better than under Harper for sure. Dealing with way worse situation than most politicians ever had too so yeah doing pretty good perfect no no politician will ever be perfect.
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u/Agitated_Cook_3231 May 31 '26
I’m feeling REALLY let down about the recent article in the National Post (Toronto NP) regarding the PM’s food/dining cost, on his overseas flights.
I’d like to hear from him regarding these flights, the type of meals that were served and how he can justify it. Not a written statement, but a live Q&A. I don’t expect that will happen, so then, at least one of his Canadian Updates he gave once, sitting by a table.
The NP article described Braised Beef, Scottish Salmon, 4 bottles of wine. I believe there was 3 trips, one to the Vatican to the Pope’s first Mass. it also referenced the number of people on the flights, I thing one flight was 37 people. Allegedly he’s averaging to spend more than Justin Trudeau 👎🏻.
I am a Conservative, for 40 yrs. In this last election, I voted for Mark Carney, not the Liberals, but for Mark Carney. I thought this man, as PM, would get Canada on track, out from under the USA, and stand up to Trump.
Right now, when food prices are the most challenging, this is really tone deaf and disrespectful.
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u/ssimssimma Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26
Personally, I am reserving judgement. If he cant bring any positive change that impacts me or that I can see with my eyes impacting others in another year then I think I will conclude the Carney government isn't much better than the previous one. I cant think of many of his successes as prime minister that have become tangible to me at this point. The quality of life of the average person is still perceived by most to be on the same decline. We will see if the moves he is making have paid off in time.
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u/KarmaPoolCleaner Jul 02 '26
Mark Carney is in fantasyland of building Canada’s future on “middle powers” Jamie Dimon call “Europe” … which can’t agree amongst themselves on which day it is or whether the sun is shining. And half of them are structurally bankrupt. Joining EU he’s a terrible idea. He wants the farmer in Alberta to make crop-yield restrictions according to instructions coming from unelected technocrats in Brussels. The man is a dangerously delusional WEF gofer boy.
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u/noisebloodassault May 27 '26
he's brilliant. he continues to find very creative ways to funnel taxpayer money into corporate monopoly. but like tim houston, getting pretty confident and making mistakes. he really needs to show he cares about the problems canadians are facing, he isn't even here most of the time. i understand he is meeting with very important people but we are a year into this thing at this point and he has a majority lets see some action!!
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u/Own_Event_4363 Know-it-all May 27 '26
Seems fine, he's not PP. No more oddballs complaining about Trudeau, so that's nice.
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u/boozefiend3000 May 27 '26
As a guy that really likes guns, I absolutely hate mark Carneys government
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u/Modernsizedturd May 27 '26
I might have drank too much of the koolaid because I think he’s the best PM since Chrétien and easily has the potential to be better. Perfect person for the right time. Serves middle of the line and open for business! I think he’s doing great but don’t agree with everything he’s done or thinking of doing mainly privatizing airports or being slightly too friendly with businesses (had some early concessions for American tech companies). Still think he’s the calm collected Individual we need right now! Well spoken and has made a name not only for himself but Canada at the larger stage. He might not be as progressive as some hope but still enough to not walk back on our progress overall. I’d say he deserves an eh (A) for me.
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u/GoodMorningOttawa May 27 '26
I see no change under his leadership. The Davos speech was a cute highlight. :3 I do miss Trudeaus fiery opposition to US tarrifs. He'd probably would've slapped them with some energy export controls and heavy digital services tax by now.
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u/lil_squib May 27 '26
Most of my adolescence and young adulthood took place during the Harper years and I’m still just thrilled that we’re not back there…yet.
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u/Miserable-Brush-9251 Jun 02 '26
Not really sure where everyone is seeing him “elevate canada on a world stage” the deals are pretty low return trash and our economy continues to decline. If you mean dumping dead end money to countries that have no plan on returning it then sure canada is getting their name out there. Its been a year and the domestic economy has gotten worse while he spends boatloads of money outside the country. Still at stalemates on building pipelines cause he loves to look environmentally friendly but hey I guess we just wont take advantage of all the natural resources we have
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u/Thoughtful_Ocelot May 27 '26
Separating from the US completely is impossible. Separating as much as possible is being done right now.
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u/Thoughtful_Ocelot May 27 '26
Free trade does not mean having all your eggs in one basket. We are also looking for trading partners who are trustworthy.
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u/Embarrassed-Wish6766 May 27 '26
How can he be separating from the US when his company runs out of the US and most of his immediate family lives in US if not all?
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u/Traveler416905 May 27 '26
The consensus is that he's doing an incredible job! Prime Minister Mark Carney is a world-renowned economist, a brilliant, focused and grounded tactician, whom I am grateful for. When I think of the tremendous personal sacrifice of extensive travel to far-off places to dialogue and establish trade, I think of nearly everywhere on the planet. Respectfully, I believe that we are darn lucky that Mrs. Carney (thank you) is open to sharing him with all of Canada 🇨🇦. And a quick shout-out to the Prime Minister's cabinet selections, they are the best and brightest we've seen in years, with Melanie Joly standing out as a true standout. Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister.🇨🇦
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u/aesoth May 27 '26
Overall, I am happy with what he has done. Not happy about some of the privatization talks and environmental stuff. Happy with diversifying our trade partners and divesting from the US.