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[–] Kyle@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Title: Mark Carney Faces A Turning Point

  • Mark Carney, the Canadian Prime Minister, is at a turning point in his leadership, highlighted by a recent humorous pancake flipping incident at the Calgary Stampede.
  • Despite a relatively positive polling period, Carney has yet to deliver substantial results, with only minor initiatives like an income tax cut and Bill C5 on the table.
  • Major issues, such as housing, remain largely unaddressed, raising concerns about the government's effectiveness.
  • Carney's handling of international relations, particularly with the U.S. and NATO, is scrutinized, as public patience may wane if concessions lead to unfavorable outcomes.
  • The upcoming trade deal deadline of July 21st poses challenges; public expectations may clash with the reality of necessary compromises.
  • There is growing concern regarding the government's increasing spending and the potential for significant national deficits, projected to reach around $310 billion over the next four years.
  • The delay in releasing a budget suggests a reluctance to disclose spending plans, which could lead to public discontent once revealed.
  • While government debt can be manageable if it fuels economic growth, long-term structural deficits without clear repayment strategies could pose risks.
  • The public's patience with Carney is expected to diminish as pressing questions about spending priorities and benefits to ordinary Canadians remain unanswered.
  • The government must shift its focus from large resource projects to addressing immediate economic needs, such as housing and affordability, to maintain public support.

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[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'm really torn about this comment - on one hand it's environment-destroying AI, but it also saves the need to watch a pointlessly long video that should have been an article and probably consumes as much compute as the AI summary.

[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

If you want to go down that path - all of our actions online are environment destroying. This useless comment that I'm making needs to live in a datacenter somewhere, multiply that enough times and the energy needed just to have dumb conversations online is killing the planet on its own.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago

Yeah, but it's cheaper than therapy.

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