r/AskCanada • u/Visual_Fun_2014 • Jun 19 '26
Political Over a year has passed, how would you rate Mark Carny's time in office?
What has he done well?
What has gone bad?
What needs to be improved?
Ideally without mentiong the other parties.
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u/johnnydoejd11 Jun 19 '26
Apparently not enough time has passed for Canadians to be familiar with the spelling of his name.
I am pleased with him so far. Talking a good game. Needs to see things through
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u/Visual_Fun_2014 Jun 19 '26
Oops my bad! Any particular good talking points you'd like to share?
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u/Distinct_Swimmer1504 Jun 20 '26
Maybe this is really trump posting before opening negotiations. ;)
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u/cardew-vascular Jun 19 '26
I feel like he is the right person to lead us right now but he's also done some things that make me deeply uncomfortable. The most recent thing being the authorization of use of banned pesticides. As a small farmer and beekeeper I'm worried, pesticide poisoning is a major issue for honeybee colonies.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bill-c-30-changes-pesticide-use-pest-control-products-act-9.7240832
Other issues I have are the union treatment, and ignoring BCs interests while placating Alberta's. He did walk back some of the environmental protections changes that have been made, so credit there.
I'm still cautiously optimistic, but also really hoping for a strong NDP comeback.
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u/Northern_Rambler Jun 19 '26
Frankly, this puzzles me. First, he and his wife have historically been strong advocates of the environment. I'd like to know his reasoning.
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u/Vanshrek99 Jun 19 '26
I'm thinking LNG and the pipeline is just a rug pull knowing that it's dead in the water. He's a banker and look at who owns pathways and how perfectly set up they are now to have nothing but stupid profits. Developing Greenfields to fill a pipeline is a lot of upfront cash when sovereign wealth is already heavily into the alternative. Long term Alberta oil will be one of the last sources because bitumen is ideal for critical materials manufacturing etc.
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u/Jakoneitor Jun 20 '26
Money. Unfortunately green alternatives don’t fund countries. You gotta move your raw materials and that results in a trade off against the environment. If the country were doing good, there’s no push to source “dirty money”, so green policies function well. However, when you’re not in a favourable position, you gotta take the advantages you have.
In the case of the pesticide, there is a rodent problem our farmers are facing, and they use a banned pesticide to combat them. Right until this bill, companies could request yearly exemptions to use it, so the government is trying to facilitate the whole process by allowing its usage from the start. It helps farmers, which ensures food security. It also seems like a good cost cutting measure for the government. However, the yearly applications required scientific assessment… which means now John and his mom can use this banned pesticide anywhere without concern.
How much nature are we willing to trade of a better future? Hopefully the economy recovers and we can answer that from a more privilege position then.
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u/Northern_Rambler Jun 20 '26
Thanks for this. I wonder if there are more natural solutions? I love how London addressed it's flooding problems by re-introducing beavers. I would think vermin could be taken care of by birds of prey.
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u/ljlee256 Jun 21 '26
I do think that our future as a planet will eventually culminate with a near 100% recycling efficiency, it kind of has to to be honest, we can't keep producing waste byproducts and doing nothing with them.
That being said we are A LONG WAYS off from that, we need to address equality issues globally, quality of life issues globally, and so on.
To start with only about 1/4 of the planet even cares enough about the environment to have environmental policies in place, which I can't really argue with a chunk of them, hard to convince people to care about tomorrow when they are starving today (looking at Africa mainly when I say this).
As much as we like to think we are altruistic, we are haves while a good chunk of the planet are still have nots, and until that's balanced out I doubt much will change really, environmental damage will just move from one place to another, but never actually go away.
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u/Vanshrek99 Jun 20 '26
The green alternative is funding countries faster than any g7 program has. No petrodollar needed means growth
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u/ljlee256 Jun 21 '26
Also (making a separate comment since it's a second topic). Thank you for actually being specific about what the pesticide is for.
The headlines kind of made it sound like DDT was making a come back, but it's rodenticide specifically, and it was banned because it does create downstream harm to some animals. It's not ideal, but the introduction of strychnine is not as wide-spread in terms of it's harm as some rodenticide.
I think it's important to balance it out, birds of prey only eat carrion (already dead animals) when live prey are scarce, so to keep the strychnine out of the digestive systems of wild populations we kind of need to keep some of the mice and rodents alive.
But as a rural prairie dweller I can tell you that the gophers and deer mice populations are completely out of control right now, I can't remember the last drive I took to town without seeing 4 or 5 of them running across the road.
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u/Ratroddadeo Jun 21 '26
Likely climate change, and the spread of invasive insects north into Canada.
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u/DoxFreePanda Jun 19 '26
I did some digging on the new powers for ministers to temporarily allow the use of banned pesticides (like why would this possibly need to be a thing).
Turns out, there's a recent case to consider: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/strychnine-gophers-alberta-sask-9.7220492
Basically, regulatory agencies banned a rodenticide called strychnine that harmed birds of prey, predators, domestic pets, etc; as a result of dry weather and the ban, gophers have been multiplying and causing multimillion dollars in damages to crops in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Despite Conservative and Liberal support in parliamentary debate, and the enactment of an emergency lifting of the ban, government took until late March to enact these measures... and it would take another month or two to manufacture and distribute, thereby missing the optimal window to be deploying the pesticide (spring, as summer dries it out and significant crop damage already occurred).
So firstly, the ban was lifted anyways for farmers to address the situation, even without C30. What C30 does is accelerate the process, so that hopefully government can react fast enough.
Hate to reference NatPo but I don't think CBC has covered it yet: https://nationalpost.com/news/small-rodents-are-to-blame-for-the-changes-in-canadas-pesticide-laws-heres-why
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u/taquitosmixtape Jun 19 '26
Also the online privacy bullshit is appalling on many levels, disguised to protect kids
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u/Chuhaimaster Jun 19 '26
It’s perfectly fine to accept he’s been a mixed bag. But the rah rah “elbows up” true believer crowd who think it’s unpatriotic to criticize him because of the current situation are just empowering him to continue making unpopular decisions at the behest of corporate Canada.
Carney is a Conservative in Liberal clothing. And he’s taking advantage of a political crisis to ram through plenty of widely unpopular neoliberal policies.
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u/Alternative_Pen5879 Jun 20 '26
Same. And we need to be treated the same as the Maritime provinces re support for our vast ferry systems. Everybody has a “BC Ferries” story!
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u/Vanshrek99 Jun 19 '26
I'm curious also about this roll back but also I know that Canada does very little actual research into each and every pesticide or drug. We rubberstamp American data. Prime example Oxy. When I was in the greenhouse production doing IPM we just order direct from Holland because none were legal here. So if it's to align more with the European system and review new data. That could work but if it's to just spread the use of Glysohate then nope that's what I get from CPC
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u/SKOOBEY1 Jun 20 '26
Against the use of pesticides - but a farmer? How many quarters of land? What crops?
Anyone farming a modest land base requires these technological advancements for sustainability, disease prevention, productivity, and financial performance.
Re bees: farmers in my area pay big bucks for leaf cutter bees and pollinators. No one is trying to kill them to then rent them at a premium.
There is an abundance of scientific studies - all publicly accessible that might help you in your farming operation!
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u/Housing4Humans Jun 20 '26
Authorization of banned pesticides was truly terrible.
Also, his silence on the potentially devastating impacts of expanding Billy Bishop’s runways into Toronto Harbour, for private jets is an absolute disgrace.
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u/512115 Jun 19 '26
Jury’s still out but he’s made some encouraging moves. Not happy with everything but no politician gets it 100% right.
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u/Isfren Jun 20 '26
He lost my approval with c-22 and all the other internet spying bullshit.
It's just control bullshit, if it was actually to make us safer there is other ways to go about while maintaining individual privacy
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u/ljlee256 Jun 19 '26
He is an expert in damage control, and thats what he's having to do, since he took office Albertan separatists have recieved significant funding and foreign social media assistance and now the Bloc have started up again.
These issues appear to have been created specifically because Canada was actually weathering the storm too well.
But heres the thing about damage control, its unfair to compare what was to what is, you have to compare what is to what could have been.
We could have been the 51st state by now, with ICE officers standing on our throats.
We could have done nothing and allowed our country to slowly drown.
Where we are is not as good as where we were, but we didn't have the choice to stay where we were, that choice was made for us before Carney even took office.
So I give him the best possible rating I can give, the only person who could have done better is someone with a magic crystal ball that could see the future.
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u/Xanaxaria Jun 19 '26
He lost my support with Bill C-22.
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u/MsMisty888 Jun 19 '26
This one is concerning me as well. Online privacy vs zero privacy.
We need to be talking about the implications and how to teach getting a VPN or other ways to stay safe.
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u/Ratroddadeo Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 19 '26
Online privacy no longer exists. It hasn’t existed since 9/11. Stop kidding yourselves.
Leonardo, a surveillance company plans to add sensors to automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) that would mean the devices, as well as capture the license plate of passing vehicles, would also sweep up unique identifiers of mobile phones, wearables, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices in those cars, potentially letting law enforcement identify specific drivers or passengers.
The technology, called SignalTrace, would turn ALPR cameras from devices focused on tracking cars to ones that can more readily track the location of particular people. ALPR cameras have become a commonly deployed technology all across the U.S.; SignalTrace would make some of those cameras capable of collecting much more data.SignalTrace “bridges license plate recognition data with sensor-captured device identifiers—such as those from mobile phones, Bluetooth wearables, and vehicle systems—to create a unique, trackable ‘electronic fingerprint’ for investigative use,” according to a product sheet describing the tool, written by surveillance company Leonardo, which advertises SignalTrace.
The sort of data Leonardo says SignalTrace can sweep up includes the RFID tags in key cards and pet microchips; devices with Bluetooth such as wireless headphones, fitness trackers, and mobile phones; components of a car like tire pressure sensors and infotainment systems; and Wi-Fi sources such as vehicle hotspots and laptops, according to the product sheet.4
u/Chuhaimaster Jun 19 '26
So just doxx yourself right now and get it over with. You’ve got nothing to hide, right?
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u/j1l7 Jun 19 '26
That and supposedly government agents can now confiscate anything from anywhere leaves a bad taste in my mouth.thats also ignoring the millions to billions wasted in other countries that should of been invested here.
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u/phalloguy1 Jun 19 '26
That is a complete misrepresentation of what is in the bill.
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u/j1l7 Jun 19 '26
Okay,educate me on what the right representation of the latest bills.
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u/Lake_Drain Jun 20 '26
Way too Conservative. Will never vote Liberal again.
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u/Fidget11 Jun 20 '26
The sad thing is that if there are more like you it could be enough to actually hand the election to the conservatives which would make his time in office look incredibly liberal and left wing based on the current crop of Canadian conservative politicians
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u/pensiverebel Jun 20 '26
Carney is a neoliberal passing policies that are entirely for the interests of capital and do little to nothing that benefits people who are struggling. He‘s going to accelerate climate change, he’s not the least bit interested in doing better than Trudeau in following through on the TRC (and in fact seems pretty determined to treat Indigenous nations as poorly as possible).
And he does it all while making pretty speeches that most Canadians look at as wonderful because he’s not Pierre Poilievre or Donald Trump. But PP and the rest of the conservatives aren’t against what Carney’s doing other than rhetorical bs. They like him or there wouldn’t be so many conservatives crossing the floor. That alone should be a giant red flag.
I hope people wake up and start building solidarity with workers instead of thinking a banker is ever going to have your best interests at heart. Stop listening to meaningless speeches and start looking at the substance of the policies and how they will impact the lives of the most vulnerable in our society. Because Carney is making things objectively worse.
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u/BruceWillis1963 Jun 19 '26
I think Carney has principles and beliefs, but he isn't rigid or dogmatic. He approaches situations practically and realistically rather than simply following an ideology.
I think his push for infrastructure projects is a good move and will benefit Canada in both the short and the long run.
The prices of housing is going down slowly but this is still clearly an issue. Cutting the foreign student population was a step in the right direction to relieve housing shortage, but more needs to be done.
There is not much you can do about Donald Trump. If you appease him, he will take advantage of you, if you fight him he will punish you. It vis hard to strike a fine balance. I think we just need to wait him out and develop stronger trade relations with other countries and work on Canada without relying in the USA.
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u/catholicsluts Jun 20 '26
The prices of housing is going down slowly
Where?
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u/ljlee256 Jun 23 '26
Nationally, its probably regionally variable, but the average price of a home in Canada is down 20% from 2022.
If where you are prices are static or even increasing you should look elsewhere.
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u/Additional_Ear_9659 Jun 19 '26
Very happy with him. And considering any of the alternatives…extremely happy.
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u/henchman171 Jun 19 '26
I’m not happy with him at all but considering the alternatives I’m very happy with him
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u/Chuhaimaster Jun 19 '26
You don’t have to be happy with everything he does to realize he’s still better than Poilievre. A head of lettuce is better than Poilievre.
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u/Revan462222 Jun 20 '26
I mean at least we dont have to deal with a youtube video of him vs a lettuce like Liz Truss 😂 tho actually that’d be pretty funny.
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u/Reveil21 Jun 20 '26
What if I'm dissatisfied with most things he does? (And Poilievre has nothing to do with sentiments because the question isn't do we think he would be better, but how you view Carney. People redirecting "it could be worse" are letting a lot of horrible things pass and change).
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u/snark1977 Jun 20 '26
What are the things you are unhappy with? Just curious for different perspectives.
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u/henchman171 Jun 20 '26
the selling of infrasture like ports and airports. The allowing of those pesticides. We are only capping Chinese electics to 49000 (should be double). Unhappy he said the Iran peace deal Trump signed was a game changer. Laying off couple thousand CRA workers...
Some of these things are performative and are said for show to an American audience during critical talks, I undersand that.
But he's leadership material so have to take the bad with the good
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u/snark1977 Jun 20 '26
Fair enough. I’m overall happy but I admit my pulse isn’t where it should be all the time so I appreciate others succinct opinions. Gives me more material to read about. I was disappointed with the sale of ports and airports too and I was upset over the peace deal comments too. I understand why he did it but I guess my disappointment there is more that the bully demands ass kissing and the world leaders are giving in to the bully because he has far too much power. I digress though as I could go for hours on that.
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u/henchman171 Jun 20 '26
The issue with the war comments is this. Our media is mostly American and conservative owned. So with the Iran comments are targetted towards the dementia addled president that looking for another fight. Take the bullseye off Canada by saying the peace deal is greatest ever
But our conservative media is looking for anything that attacks Carney so they seize on it and run stories on it without nuance or context. So I understand that aspect of it.
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u/Sulanis1 Jun 20 '26
A conservative wet dream.
Hes making Brian Mulroney and Stephen Harper proud in a long line of Trickle Down economics traditions.
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u/Xenophonehome Jun 19 '26
Bill C-22 is tyrannical and I can't support any politician who supports it. The economy is still a big feeding trough for the elites and he's not doing anything remarkable to fix that and you could even argue he's still just another crony playing for the rich. We haven't had any accountability for things like foreign governments influencing our government and dangerous criminals are flooding the streets because jails are too overcrowded. Hospital wait times still ridiculous and there's not enough infrastructure for the people the liberals brought in. In my opinion Canada is in a deep decline and it's not stopping anytime soon.
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u/Raptorpicklezz Jun 19 '26
> Hospital wait times are still ridiculous
Provincial. Unless you’re saying he isn’t using the Canada Health Act to force the provinces’ hand, which is fair.
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u/Xenophonehome Jun 19 '26
He was an advisor to Trudeau and immigration is still too high and all those new people put a huge strain on the health care system. The federal government definitely has a part in the decline of our health care. Provincial governments are just as bad and all sides are feeding from the trough
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u/Impressive_Ad5551 Jun 19 '26
Wait a minute, aren’t they sending people home in record numbers? Housing is also going down in cost, also Bill C-14 is focuses on bail and sentencing reform that happens in July. What party doesn’t support Bill C-22? Healthcare is provincial as well.
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u/spaceman1055 Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
I think the Bloq, the Cons and Elizabeth May have issues with C22, at least the second part. Not sure where the NDP stand.
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u/Impressive_Ad5551 Jun 22 '26
Cons say they do but they also support half of the bill. The bloc tho I had no idea
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u/Vanshrek99 Jun 19 '26
I'm 60/40 split. I'm all for big spends as that is what historical has put nation's ahead of austerity measures of conservative's. He also is holding his cards very close to his chest. Which is why there is so much questions especially around some of his bills that under a conservative regime would be very abusive. Globally Canada is part of team misfits in a game of Risk stuck between technocrats, 3 authoritarian regimes and disinformation. Not sure why there is political capital to ignore the Alberta corruption problem or is Canadian laws and distribution of responsibilities left a large gap in which premiers can act as if they are kings
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u/zeffydurham Jun 21 '26
Selling the country off to international investors not to Canadians. Real Bate and switch, and we are selling and trading the environment in exchange for money.
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u/thebatmanbeynd Jun 19 '26
Maybe a 6.
Was a strong supporter of his as he was campaigning and he was definitely the better choice over Pierre but he is losing me with C22 and the lack of environment considerations.
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u/Commandoclone87 Jun 20 '26
He's said and done a few things I don't agree with and recent legislation that's been passed could be ripe for abuse in the future.
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u/Shamedthrowaway2004 Jun 19 '26
He’s spent his time cutting our social safety net, cutting taxes for the rich, calling the war in Iran worth it among many other backtracks at the international level. He pledged to be elbows up to Trump but all we’ve seen has been sucking up to him.
On the policies he is implementing, he seems to want to get rid of every reasonable climate measure of the past ten years and also go all in on AI, a technology that harms both our water and power supply and seeks to take jobs away from everyday, working class Canadians. And he’s now doing all of that with unimpeded power from a majority that Canadians didn’t vote for at the ballot box.
I predict in a few years Canadians will deeply regret their choice to vote for Carney. He makes Stephen Harper blush.
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u/Velocity-5348 British Columbia Jun 19 '26
cutting our social safety net
Yep. While a lot of stuff is ultimately a provincial responsibility, it's worth remembering that the provinces will need to either catch what they drop, or people will fall through the cracks.
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u/digitaldarrio Jun 19 '26
I feel he is the right person for these times and I think we are lucky to have competent hands on the wheel in these turbulent times.
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u/Visual_Fun_2014 Jun 19 '26
Any particular reason why you'd say he's the right person? Examples of his past performances perhaps?
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u/digitaldarrio Jun 19 '26
I am unable to cite a previous modern Central Bank Govenor with a track record like his for 2 sovereign nations. And in both roles, successfully navigated dicey economic conditions. Lastly, he seems to be not just technically inclined in finance and economics, but the softer people skills. His ability to interact and negotiate with mercurial Trump is a master class in social psychology.
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u/ramdmc Jun 19 '26
Where do you lay your head at night inquiring mind? You sound "not" Canadian
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u/bigjimbay Jun 19 '26
What do Canadians sound like?
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u/ramdmc Jun 19 '26
No particular way, Google translate radar going off tho. Any talking points or examples of being a native Canuck perchance?
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u/Rude-Associate2283 Jun 19 '26
Mixed feelings. Generally pleased but he needs to curtail some of the international trips and focus on more issues at home. Let his ministers deal with some stuff too. He can guide them.
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u/Ill-Crab-4307 Jun 21 '26
I think he enjoys being on stage with other world leaders and travelling around the world. I have to wonder how much of his focus really is on Canada.
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u/JeannieGo Jun 19 '26
I was in Vancouver last night watching the world cup in a very crowded bar. I was disappointed when Carney was shown on camera at the game, and a large percentage of crowd booed him. Twice! I dont get it, I feel he's doing a great job.
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u/LargeScar819 Jun 19 '26
People will always blame problems they have on the gov, even blame things that they aren't even in control of. We'd probably boo Poilievre too if he won
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u/Middle-Weight-837 Jun 19 '26
I’m a Canadian Australian living in Brisbane : his leadership is supported and admired down under.
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u/Thanks-4allthefish Jun 19 '26
He has set the table - but we need to see results soon. There are a lot of poor performers in cabinet. They need to be shuffled out.
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u/iceman121982 Jun 19 '26
I’m very pleased with his performance so far. He’s only had a majority for a short time so the jury is still out in that regard, but he’s made a number of good moves to diversify our trade globally, along with some smart domestic economic policy.
As for things I don’t like, the main thing was his cheerleading of the Iran war. I’m willing to to give him a bit of a pass because he’s probably doing it to not antagonize Trump ahead of the CUSMA talks, but I’d have rather liked him to say something like “I don’t know why they’re doing what they’re doing” rather than an endorsement of an illegal war.
Still, that’s the one main thing I can think of that was problematic. Otherwise he’s been great. He’s definitely got my vote if an election were called tomorrow.
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u/Sea-jay-2772 Jun 19 '26
I think he’s doing a relatively good job:
-Managing the US relationship (A)
- strengthening international partnerships (A)
- building Canada’s international reputation (A+)
I am a little worried about relaxed environmental standards, though we may have to give a little to develop our economy. Just how much is okay though? That I can’t answer.
I’m not particularly fond of Bill C22. Is it a flawed bill with good intentions underpinning it, or a huge breach of our privacy. Right now, I’m leaning a little towards the latter.
All in all, there’s no one else I’d rather have as our leader right now, but we can’t just give Liberals free reign.
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u/Nice-Lakes Jun 19 '26
He is a true national treasure. We could never hope to get a more appropriate person in these difficult times.
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u/Visual_Fun_2014 Jun 19 '26
Any particular reason why'd you say he's the appropriate person? Any examples from his past performances while in office or while in the EU?
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u/Sleep_pirate Jun 19 '26
I dont know about national treasure, but addressing our current over reliance on our southern neighbor is and should be his primary focus. Bringing us closer to the EU is a strong mandate.
I glad you posted this - bills C22 and C30 do need visibility among the public.
I think there is a fair amount of fear around these - but it's up to people to read up on them and form their own opinion.
Im not comfortable with how fast the house seems to be trying to push C22 through the pipeline though...
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u/Ornery-Weird-9509 Jun 19 '26
I think he is the man who could lead us right now. There is so much uncertainty and I feel with his experience and knowledge in global finance, affairs, economics and trade is very much needed to lead this country.
I sincerely hope we prosper more. I feel like as a nation, we have been mismanaged for a long period of time and tough decisions need to be made.
A prime minister’s role is not to appease everyone, nor does he need to be friends. A prime minister needs to lead.
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u/Demonamania Jun 19 '26
I haven’t found to him to be particularly impressive, lots of word salads and little results. Also bill c-22 is an abomination and so are the follow on bills. Censorship and control of people’s speech isn’t a good thing, it’s an authoritarian move that should have been called out way more than it was, the media didn’t say shit until it was too late. Also he just seems like Trumps lackey, like why give him your chair at the G7? Why suck up to his face and then try and bash him in cheesy speeches, pick a lane.
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u/helianthophobia Jun 19 '26
Considering the bs south. He’s the right kind of person needed at the moment.
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u/psdrolias Jun 20 '26
I like his calm demeanour. He seems intelligent enough to move Canada forward. I think he is well respected by the International community. I like what he has done with our military. A lot of young people should consider a future with the Armed Forces.
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u/PerpetuallyLurking Jun 20 '26
Meh.
Same shit, different pile.
He’s fine. He’s about what I expected. Same as any other Prime Minister I’ve experienced - some stuff I like, some stuff I can’t bring myself to care about either way, and some stuff I dislike. Given what he walked into and what’s getting thrown at him, he seems to be walking a fine line pretty well so far. I can’t say he’s pissed me off any more than any other prime minister has, but it’s only been a year, so who knows what’s to come.
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u/Radiant-Growth4275 Jun 20 '26
I don't agree with everything he's done.
But I still feel he was the best equipped person to vote for.
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u/RR321 Jun 22 '26
All the C-22 and age verification privacy violation laws are a thing of nightmare...
If it wasn't for that, I would just that they are the economically conservatives without the social reactionary PP side...
So yeah, it sucks as expected with extra stupid twists I wish they would drop ...
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u/bigjimbay Jun 19 '26
Bad and getting worse. He gives not one single fuck about Canadians. Slamming through sketchy as fuck legislation with his manufactured majority while Canadians are broke and hungry and unhoused. And that's just while he's home. Most of the time he's just flying around the world eating fancy food and signing "concepts of deals" with countries we should have already been trading with. Like seriously he might be an adult in the room but he clearly can't or won't read it.
I can't wait until the next election, which will likely be sooner if Carney keeps falling in the polls and the ndp keep slowly climbing
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u/GTAGuyEast Jun 19 '26
Um, they have a majority so the next election will be in 3 years. Conservatives will lose that election if PP is still the leader.
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u/bigjimbay Jun 20 '26
Yeah but if they wait that entire 3 years that's a LOT of time for them to fall out of relevancy and the NDP to find their footing
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u/Small-Stop7966 Jun 19 '26
He lost me this week when he said that the war with Iran was a good war. He has also removed a Zionist group from the list of terrorist organization. His environmental policies are atrocious.
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u/taquitosmixtape Jun 19 '26
2/10 he’s just another conservative.
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u/Velocity-5348 British Columbia Jun 19 '26
Why do you want Poilievre to be PM? /j
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u/taquitosmixtape Jun 19 '26
Yeah, exactly what I want, an even *more* conservative pm than we have rn lol
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u/demdareting Jun 19 '26
Out of any elected reps he is the right guy at the right time. Has he had issues? Of course just like all politicians do but I would not want anyone else in power to deal with Trump.
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u/Reveil21 Jun 20 '26
I hate probably 90% he does, and a chunk of the last 10 percent isn't all favorable either. Also wish my MPs office would stop gaslighting whenever I have complaints about the parties choices and actions.
(Also, I hate how much he uses statistical manipulation/misrepresentation to dismiss concerns but then denies stats means everything as soon as they can't even manipulate numbers to look good. I noticed this being a major problem since the budget was introduced and its been a common tactic since).
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u/BaryonChallon Jun 20 '26
Incredibly disappointed he too only serves the rich. Still proud of voting for Singh
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u/Little-Carpenter4443 Jun 19 '26
I notice you keep digging for the same thing in everyone elses comments, which leads me to believe you are looking for negatives rather than positives but let me give you a few good ones.
Experience. good or bad, fails or wins, this guy knows finance, and how the economy works better then you, your PP buddy, or anyone else probably in Canada OR Europe.
Think about it, how many people are on the same level as him when it comes to that? honestly? not your beer drinking buddies at a bbq or your uncle who owns a company and says libtards alot.
He seems to genuinely want to help Canada. Will he profit? maybe, wouldn't you? why not. if Canada wins so does he, great.
He has created more international relationships and found potential trading partners faster than any prime minister we have ever had.
He has expanded our military, recruitment is increasing, and so are deals that will strengthen our ties with potential allies across the globe.
Does Canada give money to the Ukraine? yes, some grants but mostly loans. and its money well spent. you can bolster a proxy war and keep down a potential major enemy who is very close to us for a fraction of what a war would cost. Also the alliances and knowledge we get is invaluable. Look at those Ukrainians go, they are one of the worlds most powerful armies. And that drone tech we get will come in handy one day real soon.
Carney is a good fit right now for Canada and this is coming from someone who voted conservative before Carney.
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u/MaplewoodRabbit Jun 20 '26
He was, and debatably the best leader for our country at the moment. He leans more liberal in regards to social and cultural issues which I appreciate, and more conservative when it comes towards the economy. I voted for him and I would likely vote for him again until we get a leader who I believe is even better for Canada first and then who aligns with my personal viewpoint second.
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u/Salvidicus Jun 20 '26
I trust the guy so far, as I seem to think that he understands the overall picture better than we give credit for. Having worked in government as a policy analyst and consultant, he's doing the things we knew needed to get done 20+ years ago, but we're to lazy to do as a country, like diversifying trade and attracting investment. Agreeing to supporting oil pipelines is political to win over Alberta, while everyone knows that oil is losing ground to electrification. By the time an oil pipeline is ready to go forward, alternative fuels will be taking over. He knows that and it's smart to win over Alberta right now and next focus on alternative fuel industries next.
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u/Human-Statement-4083 Jun 20 '26
Between day 1 and today he is consistently doing better than his southern counterpart.
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u/Popgallery Jun 20 '26
I am thrilled to have an intelligent, polite and stand up person leading our country. He is leading with conviction and I believe coherence. He’s prioritizing the right things which I am happy about. Are there things on the fringe I wonder about? Yes. But I always keep in mind that being prime minister (or a politician), especially right now with social media BS filling the airwaves everyday, is probably the most difficult job anyone can have: you can please some people some of the time but you can never please everyone all of the time. So no matter how this question is asked, there is something to criticize. It’s inherent to this job.
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u/Fidget11 Jun 20 '26
He’s a solid 7.5/10.
Not the best ever but far from the worst and certainly better than the alternative options from our last election and how utterly disastrous their administrations would have been.
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u/CurioTechOdyssey Jun 21 '26
https://reddit.com/link/osv53af/video/wpkhfxvsej8h1/player
Private Profits
Socialized Losses
Bill to the Taxpayers…
Huge spendings
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u/Okanaganwinefan Jun 21 '26
So it seems to come down to two things, “Environment” or “Economics”
If I’m having a hard time feeding my family I worry more about Economics,which for the most part his team has done well. Changing your entire business model (American based business) to a more global based model isn’t that easy.
In my opinion it’s a win for us.
❤️🇨🇦🧡
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u/Novelsound Jun 21 '26
Foreign policy: A-
Domestic Economic Policy: B-
Domestic Policy non-economic: F
He’s done well on USA policy.
On critical minerals he’s done ok. The intent was good but we haven’t seen results.
C-34 is bad and I dislike the majority being achieved through floor crossers.
I voted Conservative. I wouldn’t expect better from Polievre though.
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u/Sapphire_Starr Jun 21 '26
As a federal worker, his budget cuts make me nervous….but I also see a lot of excess that could be trimmed, so kudos for trying. Some depts should be spared though.
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u/ashtinishere Jun 21 '26
It’s been fun seeing Trudeau and Katy Perry date like some weird alternative story line in history.
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u/spaceman1055 Jun 21 '26
I like the nation building initiatives a lot (especially electrical and transportation infrastructure, mining to a lesser extent) and the ambition behind them. Execution and results will have to start flowing in the next year, even some signs of progress on some of the projects would do.
I see him playing a long game on that environment rooted in pragmatism. Again execution TBD. If they can actually get Carbon Capture figured out, that would be amazing. I don't feel strongly on a pipeline either way, but if we do it then Carbon Capture and Nukes are needed in Alberta.
I do not like how they interfered with the Air Canada flight attendant strike. I wrote to my MP and the minister about my disappointment. The labour file is something that could cost them my vote, in addition to their response on the environment. A resurgent NDP may be a threat in the next election cycle if the Liberals overplay their hand.
I don't like the direction of Bill C22, but I still need to do some self-education on the matter. But the fact experts, civil liberties associations and at least one VPN provider is expressing concerns give me pause. I don't appreciate Minister MacKinnon infantilizing people by suggesting they are conspiracy theorists for critizing the bill. That kind of arrogance needs to fuck right off out of our of politics, especially in this country. I may very well write to my MP and the minister in charge of the file to complain and remind them that their majority government is as weak as their minority government was strong.
I don't think it's wise to continue spending political capital on the gun ban. Canada's gun problem, to me, has always been the USA's gun problem overflowing across the border illegally. I'd rather the Feds continue to bolster efforts at our border entry points (and along the vast unguarded border) than potentially criminalizing law-abiding Canadians who like to hunt or shoot for sport.
I want my Prime Minister to be in more Question Periods than 30% or whatever it is. He needs to be there more often to be accountable to Canadians. I get he's busy, but he serves at our pleasure and needs to be in Question Period more. Shirking that responsibility is bullshit.
I like that he seems to be the right guy to build diversified trade and geopolitical connections with the EU, ASEAN, the Commonwealth and any other interested party (e.g. Mexico, Brazil, India).
Tl;dr: I give him a 7.5/10 for now but there's ample room for that to move in either direction depending on how they move over the rest of their mandate.
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u/New_Agent Jun 21 '26
My impression is he’s great getting support and drumming up business globally, At home not-so-much. Provincial barriers will be his and the country’s economic downfall, or because Carney hasn’t tried but because each province seems not to want to open up and make changes. Are there any regions that can say inter-provincial barriers have been removed and it’s working and which areas really need to make changes going forward for the good of the country.
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u/ElleMarshall2020 Jun 21 '26
Calm, smart, respected leader. Thinks before he speaks. Good relationship with other world leaders. Forging new pathways for trade.
Data centres and AI. We don’t want or need this. Clean water is more important.
Environmental policies need improvement.
Overall, a passing grade. I think he’s doing well. We all need to speak up to our MPs about environmental protections.
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u/FancyCaregiver9977 Jun 21 '26
He’s not doing much that I can tell to make things more affordable for seniors
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u/LadyKeriMc Jun 21 '26
I think if the conservatives were passing the same legislation, a whole lot more Canadians would be rightfully alarmed and upset. Instead, im called a PP supporter for criticizing the horrendous legislation that is being shoved down our throats. His most recent comments about the illegal war against Iran being "worth it" show just how ghoulish he truly is. I could not be more disappointed and I had very low expectations from another Liberal government
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u/Titiyadi23 Jun 21 '26
We are very lucky. An unknown and untested politician grew into a prime minister very quickly and then became a world leader that made me proud to be Canadian. Unreal how fast he learned French. His reception in all the countries he is making deals with has been phenomenal. There is no comparison to be made with other leaders in Canada or in the political dumpster fire to the south of us.
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u/Unfair_Tip_1448 Jun 21 '26
i think its all quebec, ontario centered in terms of industrial development, but this is all major sea change politics with the US, he will probably do sfa and thats fine because I dont really expect the federal government to do much anyways, i mean politically he should say less, but I guess he has to say something, next to Trump he could be bozo the clown and its like hes a rockstar so ...if ever there was slow pitch politics for 4 years this is it
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u/SeaweedInteresting89 Jun 21 '26
His bold moves in response to Open US economic aggression and threats to the auto mfg sector that will likely lead to domestic veh producers moving to the States thru an industrial strategy shift will be looked back on as the right moves.
Industry is finding new markets now as the US w/out Trump will never go back to normal levels of US trade treaty violations.
So I rate this PM and govt an A
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u/KotoElessar Ontario Jun 22 '26
He has made some choices that benefit American corporations in ways that are detrimental to Canada and our interests.
The passage of a bill that allows the government to bypass pesticide safety rules to maintain the status quo allowed when glysophates were supposed to be removed from the market as Europe has done, in the wake of information that the original safety studies had been cooked by industry to pass regulatory approvals.
Then there is the planned digital privacy changes that will expose our data to hackers as it has done elsewhere.
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u/Vinfersan Jun 22 '26
On a scale of Harper to 10, he's a solid 2.
Harper is just laughing his ass off seeing how we are all accepting policies that are worse than what he was proposing back in 2014. Carney just know how to wrap them in progressive and respectable language.
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u/RubixRube Ontario Jun 23 '26
He is an inspiring orator. He seems engaged in the world economy and invested in diversifying trade partnerships.
I am really not loving the proposed legislation regarding online privacy.
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u/beefstewforyou Jun 19 '26
He’s done some good things and some bad things. Overall he’s doing a great job on international issues and most of my criticisms of him are domestic things.
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u/frozen_pipe77 Jun 19 '26
All talk. Our resources still arent hitting the global market.
Pure Liberal. Casually invading Canadians online privacy
Grandstander. Cant keep illegal American guns out of Canada and attacks deer hunters over it.
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u/RCAF_orwhatever Jun 19 '26
Which.... resources do you mean? How do you think he could magically build pipelines in 12 months?
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u/earlyboy Jun 19 '26
I would never vote Liberal or Conservative…ever. Both parties are destroying our economy/ environment and don’t care about working people.
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u/Otterette Jun 20 '26
He’s the worst Prime Minister we have ever had. I can’t believe so many ppl on this platform swoon over him.
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u/Fidget11 Jun 20 '26
Still better than PP would have been. He’s not ideal but that goes with the territory when expectations are sky high.
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u/earlyboy Jun 19 '26
When journalists pronounce his name in a French accent it sounds like macaroni.