How We’ll Know if Carney Is the Real Deal
Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 8:45 pmHow We’ll Know if Carney Is the Real Deal
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From Trump to Alberta, here are the five key files that will test his leadership.
Michael Harris - May 26, 2025 - The Tyee
EXCERPT: "There are five files to watch that will determine whether Mark Carney is a political superhero, or just another politician with feet of clay:
1) Carney’s promise to transform Canada into a single economy rather than 10 by July 1.
2) The pending negotiations with Donald Trump on a new trade and security agreement with a United States flirting with fascism.
3) Carney’s pledge to turn Canada into an energy superpower by developing both conventional and alternative energy sources.
4) Can Carney deliver a credible plan to pay for the estimated $130 billion in new measures by his government, including his pledge to substantially cut the government’s operating budget?
5) Can Carney win over dissatisfied political customers like Alberta Premier Danielle Smith? Can he persuade this sister of secession that Canada can and will work for all regions of the country, including the disgruntled West? . . . . "
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[ https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/05/26/ ... ign=290525 ]
From Trump to Alberta, here are the five key files that will test his leadership.
Michael Harris - May 26, 2025 - The Tyee
EXCERPT: "There are five files to watch that will determine whether Mark Carney is a political superhero, or just another politician with feet of clay:
1) Carney’s promise to transform Canada into a single economy rather than 10 by July 1.
2) The pending negotiations with Donald Trump on a new trade and security agreement with a United States flirting with fascism.
3) Carney’s pledge to turn Canada into an energy superpower by developing both conventional and alternative energy sources.
4) Can Carney deliver a credible plan to pay for the estimated $130 billion in new measures by his government, including his pledge to substantially cut the government’s operating budget?
5) Can Carney win over dissatisfied political customers like Alberta Premier Danielle Smith? Can he persuade this sister of secession that Canada can and will work for all regions of the country, including the disgruntled West? . . . . "
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