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One can deduce that from his comments. First, he is a globalist climate change, net zero radical and so opposed the oil and gas industry. He describes himself in his book that he is a government authoritarian and interventionist. In other words, he just another Trudeau type control freak. Secondly, Trump claims to be a radical anti free trade person and he loves Carney. quote That said, Carney goes far beyond the usual central-banker misgivings about the functioning of free markets, preferring instead to subscribe to narratives widely shared by the Left. In Value(s), Carney rewrites his own account of past events to fit today’s liberal narratives. A prime example is 2008’s Great Financial Crisis. At the time, he diagnosed its origin as “a fundamental repricing of risk,” suggestive of a severe but isolated malfunction in markets. However, today Carney shifts the blame to “a crisis of values” and a misalignment of incentives, which fits his narrative that the heart of capitalism is fundamentally rotten because self-interest blinds us to broader social problems. unquote He has ideas of government intervention in the economy. This is just more of the liberal control and will not fix the problems Canada has. Investors do not like government control or Socialism and will go elsewhere where there is freedom from authoritarianism.

That sounds like a oversimplification of the subject. It does not acknowledge the many serious problems we have with the public health care system in Canada. It just kind of sounds like a cover up.

Life expectancies cannot be strictly determined by the health care system. Most western countries have life expectancies around the upper 70s to low eighties. There are many factors that affect life expectancy. Things such as the climate, the population, the standard of living of people, the type of environment they live in, the type of work they do, the number of people dying from drug addiction, alcoholism, smoking, over weight, the level and type of crime, the number of motor vehicle accidents, education etc. There are many reasons why people die and these deaths for any cause are included in the calculation for life expectancy. The kind of health care is just one factor out of many. Even medical assistance in dying (MAID) which is more than 16,000 people per year in Canada now will be another factor that lowers the overall life expectancy calculation of Canadians.

I am glad you had good care and are recovering well. May God bless you as you continue to recover. Unfortunately not everyone has the same good experience with our health care system. Thousands of Canadians have died on waiting lists in Canada in the last few years. Millions do not have a family doctor. I know someone who went into the ER with heart attack who should have been given a clot buster right away but the doctor didn't give it and the person's heart was seriously damaged and only pumps about 50% of the blood of a normal heart. This has affected the person's life in a serious way. I know someone else who went in for a heart procedure whose heart was damaged in the procedure and this has had serious negative affects on the person's life. I know of someone who was sent across the border into the U.S. for cancer treatments because they do not have enough treatment facilities in the province. This is common. It is common to see ER closures in various towns around the province for one or two nights and people needing emergency care having to be driven an hour or two to another city. Not everyone receives the good care that they should. In the town I live in, many people cannot get a family doctor because of the shortage of doctors. They must either go to the walk-in clinic or the ER. If they go to the walk-in clinic, they must arrive at least an hour and a half before it opens because the clinic is only open for two hours, twice a day, M - F. IN that two hours they will only take in 12 patients. The visit is kind of brief and feels like you are being rushed. Twelve patients in two hours means you have typically ten minutes in to deal with the problem. Usually you can only be seen for one problem. If you go to the ER, you could be required to wait for eight hours to see a doctor in some occasions. The system is certainly not providing equally good care for everyone.

I don't know about that. Funny how people who don't want to fix our failing health care system always claim those who question the public system want the American system. I never suggested we should copy the American system. There are some systems in Europe that are better than the failing Canadian system. If you want to talk about life expectancies, you should also consider the fact that thousands of Canadians died on waiting lists in Canada in recent years. Do a search and compare the life expectancies in various European countries. Maybe we should be trying a mixture of public and private systems. I know the diehard leftist NDP abhor that idea and fight against any kind of private health care being used alongside the public system. But that is blind dogmatism and is putting ideology before the welfare of the people. Costs of health care are enormous in Canada. Canada pays tens of billions of dollars in each province. You don't see how you pay it because the government pays for it out of our taxes. But we still pay for it. Can you prove we pay less than many other countries in Europe for example. Or are you just spouting a false claim? Yes I am. Just because you say so.

Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh promises he would control certain food prices and rents and bring in various regulations to control things. This is pure Socialism. Socialism has proven to be a failure. This article explains why. " Here’s are some excerpts of my 1995 essay “Why Socialism Failed”: 1. Socialism is the Big Lie of the twentieth century. While it promised prosperity, equality, and security, it delivered poverty, misery, and tyranny. Equality was achieved only in the sense that everyone was equal in his or her misery. In the same way that a Ponzi scheme or chain letter initially succeeds but eventually collapses, socialism may show early signs of success. But any accomplishments quickly fade as the fundamental deficiencies of central planning emerge. It is the initial illusion of success that gives government intervention its pernicious, seductive appeal. In the long run, socialism has always proven to be a formula for tyranny and misery. A pyramid scheme is ultimately unsustainable because it is based on faulty principles. Likewise, collectivism is unsustainable in the long run because it is a flawed theory. Socialism does not work because it is not consistent with fundamental principles of human behavior. The failure of socialism in countries around the world can be traced to one critical defect: it is a system that ignores incentives. In a capitalist economy, incentives are of the utmost importance. Market prices, the profit-and-loss system of accounting, and private property rights provide an efficient, interrelated system of incentives to guide and direct economic behavior. Capitalism is based on the theory that incentives matter! Under socialism, incentives either play a minimal role or are ignored totally. A centrally planned economy without market prices or profits, where property is owned by the state, is a system without an effective incentive mechanism to direct economic activity. By failing to emphasize incentives, socialism is a theory inconsistent with human nature and is therefore doomed to fail. Socialism is based on the theory that incentives don’t matter! 2. The strength of capitalism can be attributed to an incentive structure based upon the three Ps: (1) prices determined by market forces, (2) a profit-and-loss system of accounting and (3) private property rights. The failure of socialism can be traced to its neglect of these three incentive-enhancing components. 3. By their failure to foster, promote, and nurture the potential of their people through incentive-enhancing institutions, centrally planned economies deprive the human spirit of full development. Socialism fails because it kills and destroys the human spirit–just ask the people leaving Cuba in homemade rafts and boats [and those waiting in long lines today in Venezuela struggling, and often failing, to buy food]. 4. The temptress of socialism is constantly luring us with the offer: “give up a little of your freedom and I will give you a little more security.” As the experience of this century has demonstrated, the bargain is tempting but never pays off. We end up losing both our freedom and our security. Socialism will remain a constant temptation. We must be vigilant in our fight against socialism not only around the globe but also here in the United States. The failure of socialism inspired a worldwide renaissance of freedom and liberty. For the first time in the history of the world, the day is coming very soon when a majority of the people in the world will live in free societies or societies rapidly moving toward freedom. Capitalism will play a major role in the global revival of liberty and prosperity because it nurtures the human spirit, inspires human creativity, and promotes the spirit of enterprise. By providing a powerful system of incentives that promote thrift, hard work, and efficiency, capitalism creates wealth. The main difference between capitalism and socialism is this: Capitalism works." Why Socialism Always Fails | American Enterprise Institute - AEI We see the failure of Socialism in our public health care system. That is a prime example of the failure of Socialism. I don't think many people realize that there are many people in Canada who are on long waiting lists for special medical care and many have died on waiting lists. There are also millions of Canadians that don't have their own family doctor. Emergency rooms often close. People also don't realize that many emergency rooms are not properly staffed with qualified doctors. It is just not possible to staff them properly, especially in smaller communities. Many small communities do not have enough doctors. All of these problems are the result of Socialism. Government trying to provide free services for every individual fully funded by taxpayers. But government is under tremendous political pressure to fund all kinds of things. Therefore what they budget for the health care system is a political decision which is weighed against all the other demands for funding; not a what is required decision.

No, I never mentioned expanding it with Europe. Fact is, it is easy to talk about expanding it with Europe when we know that is next to impossible and if all the hurdles could be overcome, it would still take many years to get any significant expansion. If Carney is serious about developing Canadian industry, why doesn't he announce he will take the restrictions, caps, and carbon taxes off the oil and gas industry? He is silent on it because he doesn't plan to. His war on climate change will continue and Canada will never in the forseeable future become an energy superpower. Our resources will remain in the ground while other countries make a lot of money on their oil and gas resources. Why is Trump so friendly with Carney when Trump has announced constantly he is opposed to free trade with Canada?

I quoted to you what Carney said. “It’s time to build more cars right here at home with an All-In-Canada auto manufacturing network.” — Mark Carney, X, March 26 In effect he is not supporting free trade, just like Trump. If you refuse to accept it, you have a problem. He posted it on X as well. I quoted that. He had a conversation with Trump this morning and Trump is very happy with him. Why? The answer is obvious. He agrees with Trump and is not fighting for free trade. Carney spoke to Trump this morning and Trump is happy with him. Why would that be? The answer is obvious. Carney is not fighting for free trade. They both oppose free trade. “It’s time to build more cars right here at home with an All-In-Canada auto manufacturing network.” — Mark Carney, X, March 26

Just so someone won't say this is BS from some journalist they don't agree with, I posted the comment on X which shows exactly what Carney said. So both Carney and Trump are destroying free trade. It’s time to build more cars right here at home with an All-In-Canada auto manufacturing network.” — Mark Carney, X, March 26

Did you read the article? I quoted Carney's comments. Carney basically agrees with Trump in opposing free trade. It not complicated. Carney said it on X a couple days ago.

Sorry to say, you wrong again. What Carney said is quoted directly from Carney's post on X. You are in denial. quote Mark Carney @MarkJCarney If it’s built by Canadian workers on Canadian docks, it should be made with Canadian steel and aluminum. 5:53 AM · Mar 25, 2025 · 787.7K Views

Yes, but what about Mark Carney's comments which seem to agree with Trump? You didn't comment on that. It appears from Carney's comments that he also opposes free trade. In complete contrast, Poilievre says Trump needs to 'knock it off' after president unveils new tariffs Come on Spanky, speak to the comments. Carney and Poilievre are not speaking the same. Carney is sounding like he agrees with Trump's protectionism. Poilievre spoke against what Trump is doing.

This article quoting Carney as being opposed to free trade came as a kind of shock. Is this a fact and why is Carney saying this now? "Terence Corcoran: Trump, Carney take the wrecking ball to free trade" “It’s time to build more cars right here at home with an All-In-Canada auto manufacturing network.” — Mark Carney, X, March 26 Since the middle of the past century, international trade has opened the global economy to spectacular growth, rising living standards and innovation. The World Trade Organization reports that international trade volume grew 4,400 per cent between 1950 and 2023, providing countries like Canada and the United States with lower-cost clothes, metals, manufactured products, phones and thousands of other products as part of a dynamic competitive process." What is going on with Carney? Can anyone explain this? Terence Corcoran: Trump, Carney take the wrecking ball to free trade

Pierre Poilievre's political experience is serving him very well. Conservatives have been very high in the polls for some time and only went down a bit because of the Trump threat. But they stand a good chance of increasing their support during the election campaign. What Prime Minister in the history of Canada was a financial expert? It's just not a qualification.

PP doesn't need special financial skills. Prime Ministers are surrounded by financial experts who give them all the advice they need. They have a Minister of Finance who works with the experts. Prime Ministers must have political experience.

What Trump policies in Canada? You mean defending the oil and gas industry and build pipelines to sell energy world wide? Build the economy in Canada and stop the ridiculous carbon taxes that is hurting Canadians?

"Carney says he will double the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program from $5 billion to $10 billion. Only catch is it cannot be invested in oil and gas. That shows you he will attack oil and gas if elected." Letters, March 27: Carney shows he'll attack oil and gas industry Sounds like Carney is much like Guilbeault, just that he didn't climb the CN Tower.

Can you explain how that is a thing in Canada? I think it is just a fake claim of the liberals that their opposition is Trumpian if that's what you're talking about. Give the proof. Carney has already proven he is an diehard climate warrior. Letters, March 27: Carney shows he'll attack oil and gas industry I guess it is "Trumpian" to defend our oil and gas industry and defend Canada.

What skills are you talking about? Carney is a globalist and climate change has been his profession for many years. How can that be good for Canada? He is working for the WEF, U.N. and Gretta crowd, not Canada. Read what his history is. Carney will continue the Liberal's attack on the oil and gas industry. Letters, March 27: Carney shows he'll attack oil and gas industry

"Carney sits on the Steering Committee of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism at the Vatican. The council emerged in 2020 as a co-venture of the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism and the Vatican. Both the coalition and the council are spearheaded by Lynn Forester de Rothschild, billionaire philanthropist, businesswoman and two-time fundraiser for the presidential bids of Hillary Clinton. " As a devout follower of the Papal system and on the Council for Inclusive Capitalism at the Vatican, will he someday be canonized as a saint? Perhaps a saint in the Liberal Party instead??

As Carney has held high positions in the U.N., WEB, and Vatican as a climate change fighter, will he be canonized as a saint by the Pope?

"Steven Guilbeault's long climb from tree hugger to Liberal environment minister Civil disobedience was never a goal in and of itself. It was just a tool. And now I’m using different tools,' Guilbeault told the Post in 2019 Steven Guilbeault’s first environmental protest took place when he was around five years old, in his hometown of La Tuque, Que. He lived in a house that backed onto a forest where he used to play, and one day he saw developers removing trees. Panicked, he ran inside to his mother and asked what he should do; she responded that if he climbed a tree, they couldn’t cut it down. 'I can't help but stick up for ordinary Canadians': How Diefenbaker's prairie populism swept Canada “I climbed it and stayed there for hours and hours, and that day, they didn’t cut down that tree,” Guilbeault recounted in a 2017 Radio-Canada interview. “That was the beginning.” Now 45 years later, following decades of environmental activism and several arrests, Guilbeault is Canada’s new environment minister. It is an appointment that has startled, and even frightened, some who fear that the “Green Jesus of Montreal” — as he was dubbed by Quebec media — is going to clamp down hard on the country’s oil, gas and energy sector. Calgary Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner was the latest to attack him when she said on Friday that the country needed policies that help spur economic growth and lower greenhouse gas emissions in a way that “leaves no one behind.” “Justin Trudeau could have appointed an environment minister that understands this point. Instead, Justin Trudeau appointed an ideological anti-energy activist,” she said in a statement, claiming that Guilbeault had fought “to shut down entire industries.” Steven Guilbeault's long climb from tree hugger to Liberal environment minister | National Post

Before he was a politician, he was an activist ⭐️HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW⭐️ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his cabinet. Those are the politicians who will work closely with the PM to help him achieve his goals. Steven Guilbeault was named environment and climate change minister. Keep reading to learn more about him. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ Imagine having the job of tackling climate change and protecting the environment for Canada right now. Well, that job has just been given to Steven Guilbeault (pronounced gill-BO). His official title is minister of environment and climate change. One of Guilbeault’s first assignments will be to represent Canada at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, Scotland, next week, which is an important event where world leaders will work together to find ways to fight climate change. It’s the first of many challenges he faces, including helping Canada reach its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent before 2030. Canada has never met its emissions targets before. WATCH — Where the federal leaders stand on climate change From left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Steven Guilbeault and Governor General Mary May Simon pose at a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, on Tuesday. How Steven Guilbeault went from protester to new climate change minister | story | Kids News

During the past ten years the Liberals appointed Steven Guilbeault, a radical environmental activist, as minister of Environment and Climate Change. During the ten years of Liberal rule, the Liberals hammered Canadians with carbon taxes and hit the energy industry with carbon taxes, regulations to try to force them to reduce CO2 emissions (cap), blocked the construction of pipelines, banned tankers from the B.C. north coast, and killed the proposed Energy East pipeline and the Northern Gateway Pipeline. The Liberals refused to enable pipelines, refineries, and seaports to ship natural gas to much of the world. The Liberals also allowed cities and towns to impose heavy regulations and restrictions that have made it very expensive or impossible to build homes across Canada. They let provinces build barriers to interprovincial trade and did nothing to eliminate them. Now we are supposed to believe they are going to save us in the face of Trump tariffs. What a joke! If you can believe that, I've got some things to sell you.

The Liberals recently put a 100% tariff on electric vehicles made in China. China responded by putting high tariffs on some agricultural products and seafood products from Canada. This causes great harm to the agricultural and fishing sector in the maritimes and the prairies. So this helps the protect the auto industry in south eastern Ontario at the expense of the agricultural industry and some of the fishing industry. We know there is a large voter base in southeastern Ontario. Could protecting this voter base at the expense of a smaller voter base on the prairies and a smaller fishing industry on the coasts be the reason why the Liberals put a 100% tariff on Chinese made EVs? This seems like a very high tariff and would effectively kill that market in Canada. I thought the pain of tariffs was supposed to be spread around equally. Today, March 26th, Trump announced 25% tariffs begin on the auto industry. Not sure if 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs will help the auto industry much.