This will mark Canada’s demise. An ex Blackrock executive for US-CA relations, he will sell our lives for a quick buck and a place near his mates.
If you’re disgusted by the shit the liberals are doing help build a properly social-democratic NDP: https://lewisforleader.ca/
Carney has created trade internationally that we didn’t have before. He is standing up to the USA. He has an excellent reputation globally, and other countries are responding.
And he appointed a BlackRock exec for an ambassador among other interesting decisions. If you end up liking his track record by the next election, you could give him another vote. If you don’t, there better be a decent alternative. But in any event, Carney having legitimate electoral competition from the left can only make him deliver better for us.
BTW, I did contribute to Carney’s campaign and voted for him as he was the only medicine that could have prevented a PP government, but from what I’ve seen so far, I’m under no illusion that he’s going to deliver substantially for me instead of the corporate elite. He’s doing alright on some fronts and not so good on others. I see no motion to deliver for labour outside of helping corporations in the hope that lifts labour. Which is just good ol’ trickle-down economics. My vote wasn’t an excuse to not put my energy into helping the NDP become an electable, leftist alternative. We need that more than ever in recent history.
I hate how it wants my number and email.
I mean, the point is to become an NDP member to be able to vote in the leadership election.
It’s a small part of the price of a working democracy. A democracy where we don’t perpetually vote between figures who don’t really represent us.
Carnies can just do that now?
Former Chair of AIMco and former CEO of CPPIB, and his baby mama is Country Head of Canada for BlackRock. Also, co-founder of the Century Initiative.
It’s almost like a party led by a neoliberal corporate whore banker will do nothing to fight the late stage capitalist oligarchy created by corporations and bankers…
The most important thing going on between the US and Canada (the countries in play here) is the renegotiation of CUSMA/USMCA. A savvy business type that knows the US playbook intimately is exactly who I would want at the helm.
This guy is not being brought up manage social programs or the environment. He is the US ambassador.
We didn’t have much choice. PP is such a pushover that he would have speedrun us into the US. We were between a rock and a hard place and both choices were shite. Too bad the NDP couldn’t stop sucking off JT while he was in office. They ruined our chances of having a real opposition.
I’ll always respect Singh for choosing the country over his political ambitions when he didn’t let the CPC trigger an earlier election. However it didn’t work out well for the NDP, this kind of political play looked bad but in reality they put country over politics, which was used against them again and again in the outlets owned by Postmedia.
That is why Singh and the NDP are great. It isn’t about power. It’s about service to a country and it’s people and that includes self-sacrifice. They are a key part of what makes this country great.
With that said, an Avi or Rob NDP would probably fare much better during the next election, don’t you think?
Always a choice.
Not last time. It was “do Canadians want to become the CNMI now, or in a year?”
Those are the choices you’re told you have. There are always others.
Like what? Is there a plan?
What are the assumptions you’re making about what constitutes an option?
Yeah at this point we’re just kind of watching how things go any way they’re going. What little access the average person had to power (or the illusion of) is being erroded more and more and people are going to have to realize that if at all.
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What do you know, I was severely downvoted for pointing this out in a post the other day. The Canadian boycott is failing, if not more likely it’s already officially failed. American private equity has fully bought Canada. Canadian’s are still investing en-masse into the S&P500 and are in love with American services like social media, tech devices, digital infrastructure, etc. Canadians have no problem with Carney’s conflict of interest as Brookfield is the fourth biggest company in Canada by market cap (he has millions invested in the real estate cookie jar) and seven out of the top ten companies in Canada are banks and private equity. Canada is finished, there is no economy, and there certainly won’t ever be one at this rate.
The Canadian boycott Is succeeding beyond all expectations.
Travel especially but also food. Jim Beam is ceasing operations at one of their plants and the Canadian boycott is a major factor.
Are Canadians still invested too much in US tech. Yes. As is the entire world.
The one area I would love to see things ramp up is cars. If Canadians stopped buying US manufactured cars, that would really make a difference.
And while I cannot imagine what you think Carney has to do with banks being some of the biggest businesses in Canada, this is one of the success stories of Canadian sovereignty. Canadian banks bought US assets for pennies on the dollar in 2008. Same for Canadian real estate players. If things continue as they are, they may get a chance to do it again.
Canadian banks bought US assets for pennies on the dollar in 2008.
While that’s true, there’s a not-so-visible side effect. The AMCB (TD US) segment of the bank has very significant influence on decisions at TD Canada. The bank that was TD in 2008 is a much more American style operation today. Have insider info on this. Also its US side exposes it to the American meltdown-to-be, unlike the situation in 2008.
Agreed. Carney is a global force. Is he a banker? Yes. Maybe look at his resume.
How much power do you think an ambassador has? Especially the US ambassador. Ambassadors to other countries may hold significant sway, as the rest of the government may be relying on the ambassador for knowledge and recommendations on affairs relating to that country. For the ambassador to the US, the whole government, and a good chunk of the general population is already paying very close attention to the US. The ambassador is just a messenger.
A pro corporations ambassador who was selected by our government! Not a good sign. $$ will flow but not where it should !
Ok, that’s a valid opinion to have, but how does that relate to anything I said?
It doesn’t but you brought up coherent, valid points which didn’t vibe with the kneejerk “corporate world bad for Canada for reasons” reaction.
In IR, I am always a proponent of reciprocity. It always sends the right message.
Considering the poor quality US ambassador sent to Canada, I was disapointed to see Carney didn’t appoint Trudeau as Canada’s ambassador to the US. It would have been perfect.
Edit: He can virtue signal to those fuckers all day long.
“Canada is willing to let 5x the quota of American dairy in tarrif free if the milk is made from a certified woke farms. The ownership of the farms must be 100% minority women, the employees 100% unionized, with a minimum 30% LGBTQ2S+ workforce with a living wage, full health, dental and pharma benefits. The dairy cows must be given maternity leave, 2 weeks vacation and be 100% organically raised with quality feed and no hormones. You also need the cows consent.”
As the trade team storms out of the room seeing the futility of advancing their agenda with Trudeau, Justin, dressed the entire time as a trans Statue of Liberty, chases after them down the hall screaming “I have some pamphlets on bovine reproduction and freedom of choice I forgot to give you! Wait! Come back!”
This is fucking gold-level hosery.
I am a certified Gold-level Hoser.
(Austin Powers in) Goldhoser
Isn’t it the case that the receiving country accepts the ambassador out of common courtesy, but is actually free not to accept his credentials and simply ignore him?
Here hoping that just being there he wont have too much sway. But the sole proximity of these types to the government feels like a bad thing.
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