Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor sworn in and expected to call election soon

Summary

Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister on March 14, declaring “We will never, in any shape or form, be part of the US,” rejecting Donald Trump’s annexation threats.

Carney won the Liberal leadership with 85.9% of the vote despite having no elected experience.

He called US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s suggestion that Canada would be better as “the 51st state” simply “crazy.”

Carney is expected to call an election soon as he faces the challenge of managing Trump’s trade war that threatens to push Canada into recession.

  • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
    18·
    15 hours ago

    If you watch his rallies (not recommended for sanity) he does crack jokes. But it’s always punching down at someone. If something gets a response from the crowd he’ll repeat it untill it’s a dead horse and beyond.

    That’s how most of his policy and sayings got started in his first term. ‘Drain the Swamp’ being the most famous example. He’s on video saying he has no idea what drain the swamp even means, but the crowd ate it up so he kept it going.

    He might have randomly threw ‘invade canada’ out in the middle of a meandering speech and people cheered, and so he’s now focused on it.

    • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
      11·
      11 hours ago

      He’s not joking. Trump’s jokes are like all fascist “jokes”: they’re threats, and the humour for them is watching you squirm, and then telling you that they’re only joking, watching your tentative relief, then threatening you again. They’re just playing with their prey.

      Canada needs to be working with its allies on a defensive plan now. And the other four of the Five Eyes need to stop sharing intelligence with the USA.