A stunt. A sin of omission from the man so many Canadians claim to be Canada’s messiah. Read More
Liberal Leader Mark Carney under fire for not telling Canadians the whole story of his phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump
Liberal Leader Mark Carney under fire for not telling Canadians the whole story of his phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump
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A stunt. A sin of omission from the man so many Canadians claim to be Canada’s messiah.
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That’s as good a way as any to describe it.
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“He wanted to make a statement. I am Mark Carney. I’m the best of them all. I’m a great negotiator. I have managed crisis in the past. I would change the world. Trust me.”
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Those are the pull-no-punches words of Yves-François Blanchet, leader of the Quebec separatists in the House of Commons.
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This time the man is on the money, picking up what this story is laying down.
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Remember the phone call late last month between Prime Minister Carney, the Liberal leader, and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Carney has been selling himself as the one who can stand up to Trump. He mentions it every day.
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Carney has cast himself as the tough guy who can put Trump in his place. He means business.
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Elbows up and his elbows are as sharp as they come.
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So goes the Liberal sales pitch and it’s apparently worked on a lot of people, Carney providing the Kool-Aid of fear for frightened boomers and those obsessed with Trump.
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So, late last month, Trump and Carney talk on the phone and when it’s done Carney tells us the American president now respects Canada as a nation.
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The reaction?
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Wow! Trump always poked at former Liberal prime minister Justin Trudeau about Canada becoming the 51st state of the United States.
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But it sounded like he didn’t mess with Carney.
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Carney might really be a man with superhuman powers. Appearances deceive. This dude must be a political Rambo in that well-tailored banker’s suit.
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Alas, Carney is a mere mortal with an unconventional definition of the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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A mere mortal who just … er … neglected to tell us it didn’t take long for Trump to bring up Canada as the 51st state with him.
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Radio-Canada dug up that nugget.
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Why would Carney omit Trump’s mention of the 51st state when a considerable number of Canadians are losing their minds over the president and are flocking to Carney and the Liberals as their political security blanket?
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Trump beaking off about Canada as the 51st state was a vote-getter for Carney.
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That being said, Canadians knowing Trump was still up to the old tricks he used on Trudeau would not be a good look for Carney.
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Trump respects Canada as a sovereign nation after talking to Carney is much, much better. It is a headline worthy of the self-styled saviour of the nation.