It’ll be interesting to see how he tries to establish himself, vibes- and policy-wise. I read his book *Values* last year and there was very little meat to it I found. Very vague platitudes that 90% of people would agree with. The political winds have shifted quite a bit since then and I wonder how exactly Carney will orient himself.
I also very much wonder how well the Liberals will tolerate him if he loses (as he almost certainly would) the upcoming federal election. The Liberals and Conservatives have had a very one-and-done approach to their leaders for the past two decades, to their detriment I believe. Carney I think is a poor candidate for 2024; he is a representation of all the things Canadians are fed up (correctly and incorrectly). However I think it’s safe to assume Canada’s economic situation is going to be worse in 5 years time, and people’s appetite for a boring banker then might be very different.
I expect there’s going to be a decent amount of conversation in the leadership race about what might happen to the prospective leader if they lose the forthcoming election. Is this about electing a caretaker, or someone to lead the party for the next five years? I wouldn’t pick Carney for the former, I’d be cautiously optimistic about picking him for the latter.
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He looks fantastic
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A fait accompli basically, Carney will become the Liberal leader, and the next Prime Minister of Canada. If they can hold the election off until October, I think he has a genuine chance of winning – so many of those currently polling Conservative don’t actually want Poilievre, they’re just voting against Trudeau, and Carney was never in the Trudeau camp the way Freeland was.
That might sound crazy to Americans, but the Canadian electorate is fickle – six months is more than enough time for 10% of the population to change their voting intentions and make this competitive.
And in case anyone has their mind stuck on the idea of history always repeating itself – Trudeau is Brian Mulroney, and Mark Cary is ***definitely not*** Kim Campbell.
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Mark Carney sounds like he’s from Boston
It’ll be interesting to see how he tries to establish himself, vibes- and policy-wise. I read his book *Values* last year and there was very little meat to it I found. Very vague platitudes that 90% of people would agree with. The political winds have shifted quite a bit since then and I wonder how exactly Carney will orient himself.
I also very much wonder how well the Liberals will tolerate him if he loses (as he almost certainly would) the upcoming federal election. The Liberals and Conservatives have had a very one-and-done approach to their leaders for the past two decades, to their detriment I believe. Carney I think is a poor candidate for 2024; he is a representation of all the things Canadians are fed up (correctly and incorrectly). However I think it’s safe to assume Canada’s economic situation is going to be worse in 5 years time, and people’s appetite for a boring banker then might be very different.
I expect there’s going to be a decent amount of conversation in the leadership race about what might happen to the prospective leader if they lose the forthcoming election. Is this about electing a caretaker, or someone to lead the party for the next five years? I wouldn’t pick Carney for the former, I’d be cautiously optimistic about picking him for the latter.
He looks fantastic
A fait accompli basically, Carney will become the Liberal leader, and the next Prime Minister of Canada. If they can hold the election off until October, I think he has a genuine chance of winning – so many of those currently polling Conservative don’t actually want Poilievre, they’re just voting against Trudeau, and Carney was never in the Trudeau camp the way Freeland was.
That might sound crazy to Americans, but the Canadian electorate is fickle – six months is more than enough time for 10% of the population to change their voting intentions and make this competitive.
And in case anyone has their mind stuck on the idea of history always repeating itself – Trudeau is Brian Mulroney, and Mark Cary is ***definitely not*** Kim Campbell.