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2025 Federal Election

Mark Carney Comes to B.C. and Delivers a Masterclass in Liberal Arrogance

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With no plan for jobs, rising tariffs, or economic growth, Carney mocks the provinces fighting to survive and promises more cash for CBC and the green grift that’s already made Canadians poorer.

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In this video with added commentary: Liberal leader Mark Carney campaigns in Victoria, B.C., pitching his vision for Canada as a “clean energy superpower,” while mocking Conservative premiers, Because nothing says unifying the country then taking shots at Premiere Smith for trying to protect the people in her province

Mark Carney rolled into Victoria this week with the swagger of a man who’s never missed a wine-and-cheese reception in his life and delivered what the Liberal brain trust likely considers a “bold vision” for Canada. But peel back the banker buzzwords and Churchill cosplay, and what you really got was a cringeworthy display of delusion, detachment, and recycled globalist dogma.

He opened his mouth and immediately signaled his marching orders: “clean energy.” Not once. Not twice. It was practically every other sentence. Because when you’re out of ideas, just say “green transition” on repeat and hope nobody checks the receipts.

He’s not just pushing the same failed Liberal climate ideology—he’s doubling down on it.

Carney promised to turn Canada into a “clean energy superpower”—without explaining how, exactly, we get there when his party has spent years shutting down oil and gas, blocking pipelines, and handing our resource wealth to the Americans.

This wasn’t new policy. It was the same Liberal fantasy that has already gutted Alberta, choked investment, and driven electricity prices through the roof—just ask Europe how that’s going. And when it comes to reopening auto plants or restoring manufacturing jobs? Nothing. Not a plan, not a word, not a clue.

And don’t worry—when Trump’s tariffs hit our industries, Carney says we’ll respond with “retaliatory tariffs.” Sounds tough, until you remember who actually pays those. Working Canadians. Line workers. Parts manufacturers. People trying to keep the lights on while Ottawa plays global economic chicken.

Carney’s big idea for recovery? Just keep handing money to the Liberal-connected elite.

He promised to “give back”—and by that, he means pouring another $180 million into the CBC, the same taxpayer-funded mouthpiece that’s been running interference for the Liberals for nearly a decade. This comes after ArriveCAN, the $60 million QR code boondoggle funneled through Liberal contractors, and countless other slush funds masquerading as “public service.”

While the working class is bracing for a made-in-Ottawa recession, Carney’s pledging more green slogans, more centralized control, and more taxpayer money to keep the illusion alive.

And then there’s the unity bit—because you can’t forget the performance.

Because what does he do? He mocks the very premiers who are trying to protect their provinces from economic disaster. He takes a smug swipe at Doug Ford, suggesting he’s more useful for a media hit on Fox News than an actual negotiation. And then he goes after Danielle Smith, cracking a joke—“maybe we won’t send Danielle”—while grinning at his own punchline.

But what he’s actually mocking is Smith’s attempt to negotiate directly with the United States—to defend Alberta’s energy industry and send a clear message: if you tariff Alberta oil, it’s not just Canada that suffers. It’s mutual assured destruction.

You’d think a serious leader would applaud that kind of assertiveness. But not Carney. Because in his world, provinces aren’t partners—they’re pawns.

He’s not interested in standing shoulder-to-shoulder with premiers fighting for their people. He’s interested in lecturing them, in putting them in their place, in showing that only Ottawa—and more specifically, he—has the pedigree to stand on the global stage.

And look at the bigger picture. GDP per capita—your share of national prosperity—has flatlined. The U.S. has surged ahead, while Canadians are working harder, earning less, and being told it’s all necessary for “the transition.”

And Carney isn’t here to change course. He’s here to protect the machine. The same machine that wrecked your job prospects, killed your home ownership dreams, and told your province to get back in line while Ottawa runs the show.

The Liberals know they can’t campaign on their record. So now they’re campaigning on fear. Fear of Trump. Fear of populism. Fear of anyone who doesn’t bow to the global consensus.

But Canadians don’t need more fear. They need their economy back. Their energy back. Their freedom back.

Carney isn’t offering change. He’s offering more control, more slogans, and more power for the same insiders who broke this country in the first place. He’s not here to fix anything. He’s here to manage the wreckage—so long as it keeps paying dividends to the people in boardrooms, not backyards.

But Canadians are waking up.

We’re done being told to sit down while our jobs disappear, our provinces are mocked, our industries are dismantled, and our voices are silenced. We’re done funding failure. We’re done pretending decline is progress.

It’s time to stop the decay.
It’s time to take back this country.
I’m voting blue. Are you?

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2025 Federal Election

NDP Floor Crossers May Give Carney A Majority

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Walk this way!  …singing, hey diddle diddle with the NDP in the middle…

Rumours are bouncing around that a number of NDP MPs are looking at potentially crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party of Canada and give Mark Carney the majority he is looking for. The final count for the Liberal Party was that they finished with 169 seats, a mere three seats short of the number needed to claim majority and not have to work with other parties to create a workable mandate.

From the NDP perspective, I sort of get it. After all, Singh lost in his own riding, the party no longer enjoys Official Party Status and all the accoutrements that come along with this (the biggest one being money), and the party is rumoured to be bankrupt. From an individual’s perspective, crossing the floor gives them four years of employment (beyond that may be more murky as many will say “I didn’t vote for that”), and if you are amongst the first to cross, your bargaining position (cabinet position) can enhance your political lot in life fairly materially. If this were to occur it will happen quickly as the law of diminishing returns happens exponentially faster should you be the fourth to cross the line (maybe the Lizzy will join the race!)

From the Liberal perspective, I’m not as convinced the benefits are as transparent, from a nation building perspective. Sure, you get the majority (and thus mandate) you wish to pursue, but you truly would be thumbing your nose at Canada when you know that many NDP votes metaphorically crossed the floor to vote during the election (likely without the foresight that it would result in the death of their party), and that the country is actually pretty evenly split between the Liberals and Conservatives. Language like “now is the time for Canada to unite” and “we need a strong mandate to make Canada strong, and now we have it” could be thrown around, but that can create real fractures should that occur.

Personally, I am hoping that Prime Minister Carney says no to any floor crossers, and works to bridge the divides that are significant within this country. There is no reason that Canada cannot be one of the greatest countries, other than getting in the way of ourselves. Now is the time for olive branches, not cactus areoles.

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2025 Federal Election

Post election…the chips fell where they fell

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I put a lot of personal energy into this election, trying to understand why it was that Canadians so wholeheartedly endorsed Mark Carney as their new leader, despite the fact that it was the same party who caused irreparable economic harm to the economy, and he has a similar philosophical outlook to the core outlook of the party. I truly believe that we have moved to a phase in our electoral process where, until something breaks, left leaning ideology will trump the day (pun intended).

Coming out of this election I have three questions.

1. What of Pierre Poilievre? The question for Conservatives is whether the wolves feed on the carcass of Poilievre (in my opinion the worst enemy of a Conservative is a Conservative) and initiate the hunt for a new leader (if they do, I believe the future should be led by a woman – Melissa Lantsman or possibly Caroline Mulroney), or does Poilievre move to Alberta and run for a “safe” seat to get back into the House of Commons, change his tone, and show people he too can be Prime Ministerial? His concession speech gives clues to this.

2. What of Mark Carney? Maybe (hopefully) Carney will see the light and try to bring the nation together, as there is an obvious east-west split in the country in terms of politics. Time will tell, and minority governments need to be cautious. Will we have a Supply and Confidence 2.0 or will we see olive branches extended?

3. What of the House of Commons? As I have mentioned previously, there has been discussion that the House of Commons may not sit until after the summer break, meaning that the House of Commons really will not have conducted any business in almost a year by the time it reconveens. If indeed “we are in the worst crisis of our lives” as Prime Minister Carney campaigned on, then should we not have the House of Commons sit through the summer? After all, the summer break usually is for politicians to go back to their ridings and connect with their constituents, but if an election campaign doesn’t constitute connecting, what does?

Regardless, as the election is behind us, we now need to see what comes. I will try to be hopeful, but remain cautious. May Canada have better days ahead.

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