Trump is a deceptive distraction. April 6, 2025

 

Trump is a deceptive distraction. April 6, 2025

The media's attempt to steer the election towards standing up to US President Trump is a deceptive distraction. Trump will be Trump, regardless of who leads Canada. His global tariffs have affected many, and Canada is just a small part of his scheme. Carney, with no unique insight or skill to deal with Trump's tariffs, is not the solution. The key to Canada's success lies in our ability to achieve better internal governance that can withstand any international challenge. Carney’s approach has already failed Canada. It's time for wise Canadians to focus on our own issues and not be swayed by false distractions. The answer lies in a majority Conservative government.

For voters, the question of which Canadian prime minister can best deal with Trump is incorrect. The intelligent question is, who can best get our own house in order to then deal with all challenges, such as China, the US, and Russian subversion? Who can best lead this country back to its prominence for the next four years? Ten years of Liberal rule has left us in a state of ruin, and another four years of the same people and a Liberal PM will not fix it. A Conservative majority government is the beacon of hope in an uncertain world. Conservatives saved Canada in the last international financial meltdown in 2008; the same philosophical economic approach can save us again. Donald Trump shouldn't be the excuse for 'Liberal failure'

Dour Mark Carney says he wants to earn the right to remain PM. However, his economic policies have already failed, and he is presenting essentially the same old Cabinet that has devastated Canada. He is trying to show the government as new, and that all past sins and hurtful Liberal philosophy have been washed away. His mantra about a "new government" is dishonest beyond belief.

Carney says in a TV commercial, with soft tones, sitting comfortably dressed in a sweater, that Canada used to build things like homes for average-income people. He does not admit that it was Liberal government policies that hurt Canada, to put us where we are concerning house building. He was the prominent economic adviser to the Liberals and essentially wrote their last Budget. Carney is saying he can rescue Canada from himself. Intelligent people don’t buy it. His list of false statements grows.

Leonard Waverman, professor emeritus and former dean of finance at McMaster University, said. “A Mark Carney win would be good for Donald Trump. When I read about the very pleasant exchanges between President Trump and Liberal leader Mark Carney, I was a bit surprised. Why would President Trump seem to enjoy a conversation with someone like Carney, a proverbial global elitist, educated at Oxford and a former bank governor in Canada and then the UK ?”

“Furthermore, Carney is a committed environmentalist—including being the co-chair for the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and the UN special envoy for climate action—something that Trump normally abhors.”

“It almost causes one’s Machiavellian hat to pop on their head. Ostensibly, everyone in the US administration has known about Canada's poor economic performance since 2014. Flat-lined GNP per capita growth, the lowest labour productivity growth of any economy in the West, large budgetary deficits, and anemic real growth. Most of this happened during the Liberal government's nearly ten years in office.”

“Pinning all of that on the Liberals alone might not be fair, but the party under Trudeau does deserve much of the blame. Canada's dismal innovation and productivity performance did not galvanize them into action while in government. Instead, the Liberals seemed to be more concerned with Canadian content on television and social media.”

“But still, why would Trump prefer Canada to have Carney and another four years of Liberals instead of Pierre Poilievre, who has a real growth agenda? The answer may be simple: the US under Trump does not want a stronger, more productive Canada, one infused with real growth and that can compete with US energy exports. You can't ride a strong, prosperous, and economically secure Canada into oblivion or make it the 51st state.”

“And the Liberals seem to be playing into Trump's hand. Carney stated that reducing the cap on oil and gas emissions would be good since Canada could develop more energy resources. His natural resources minister quickly rebuked him, stating that the cap would remain. Carney quickly reversed himself. To see the supposed saviour of Liberal Party fortunes unable to change his own party's policy is telling.”

“It shows that the Liberal Party, if given another four-year mandate, will be the same party of the last decade, with a new titular leader but with many of the same ruinous policies in place. Bad for Canada, but good for Trump for making America great again.”

On the local scene, Carney does not know Nepean, the riding he's running in. Does Mark Carney know where the Walter Baker Centre is or who it’s named after? Or about the history of the Nepean bell or Ken Ross Park? These are questions locals would have asked him, given the chance, writes Charlie Senack in the Ottawa Citizen.

Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney was in Ottawa recently, but the local news media had very little luck covering his campaign. Locations of his events were kept secret, access to local journalists was denied, and no questions were answered from reporters. This lack of transparency is an insult to Nepean residents, who have the right to hear from the man whose name will be on the ballot in their riding.

It all began on Saturday when local journalists were told they could not cover Carney’s campaign launch in Nepean. On Sunday, Carney had two campaign stops in Canada’s capital, but the events were closed to all media, national or local. “Where’s the transparency or public accountability?” says Charlie Senack

Journalists have a lot of questions. This is one of the most monumental elections in Canadian history. Nepean residents want to meet the man who hopes to represent that riding and hold the county’s top job. Their trust is understandably low.

Since 2015, Nepean has been served by Liberal Chandra Arya, who was told just days before the election call that he would not be allowed to run under the Liberal party banner. In January, he was kicked out of the Liberal leadership race, but no official reasons were given. Subsequent media reports suggest it was related to a trip Arya made to India in 2024. Whatever the reason, Canadians deserve to know.

Charlie Senack writes about Carney's slim connection to Nepean. Nepean is far from home for Carney, who lives in Rockcliffe Park. The differences between the two districts are hard to miss.

Nepean is a suburb with about 130,000 residents. Most working-class folk send their kids to public schools, attend fitness classes at the Minto Recreation Centre, and meet for coffee at the local Timmys. The average income is $62,000. Rockcliffe Park is for the wealthy: the average income there is about $256,000. The homes are lavish, lifestyles differ, and many kids attend private school.

Perhaps Carney needs to brush up on his local history. During his speech outside Rideau Hall on March 23, he mistakenly said Bells Corners was part of Nepean. Surely any candidate should know that a riding review has moved that neighbourhood into Kanata-Carleton.

The party also cannot underestimate the power of the Conservatives. Party Leader Pierre Poilievre used to represent the Nepean riding. This time around, Barbara Bal's name is on the ballot. She lives there, has served on the Fallowfield Village Community Association, and has been knocking on doors for 18 months. Is Carney the change Nepean needs? Of course not.

Mark Carney is a mirage—a reasonable facsimile floated by a honeymoon period of hopes, and for now, a lot of willful blindness by the media about his past. To our detriment, some Canadians will not see it for what it is. Carney's myth-making goes to character. Unlike his comical memory lapses, he has been caught in several lies and outright exaggerations in the campaign. He is not a leader to get the Canadian house in order.

The best way to promote Canada’s interests, defend against trade provocations, and create more substantial international trade options, is to finally deal with our internal political weaknesses, and elect a majority Conservative government under leader Pierre Poilievre. Keep the best and fix the rest.

Carney would have us become more European. Trump wants us to become Americans. Conservatives want us to be even more Canadian. Only Conservatives will restore Canada's promise: where hard work results in a good life—a home on a safe street, protected by solid borders and proper law enforcement, under a proud flag. Canadians must put Canada first.

Brian Lilley in The Sun says it very clearly. "It appears that for some Canadians, the only issue on the ballot for the upcoming federal election is Donald Trump. That’s odd because Trump doesn’t live here, he’s not Canadian, he doesn’t vote here, and he doesn’t invent or implement Canadian policies.”

“Yet, after nearly a decade of the same party in power, a party that was quite unpopular until recently due to their policies, we could very well re-elect the Liberals – not because of them or their leader but because of Trump.” “While the Liberals have changed leaders from Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney, the team around Carney is the same. The thinking that Carney is putting forward is mostly the same as we saw under Justin Trudeau. So, why reward them by giving them another mandate just because of Trump? It wasn't Donald Trump who gave us rising unemployment; it was the Liberals. The Friday report's unemployment rate rose to 6.7% compared to 5% two years ago.”

Pierre Poilievre continues to campaign across the country about vital Canadian issues. He has not succumbed to the ‘talking heads’ about how he must pivot and talk mostly against Trump. This is a Canadian election. It is about replacing our failed economic and social philosophy and bad actors who now have a new frontman. The election is about supporting ethical and wise governance in Canada's daily life. When we get ourselves in order as a nation, Canada can face any challenge and win.

 Compiled by Paul Forseth