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Ooh, now I want to read that.
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I, for one, do not want to see Carney yell, shout, or otherwise match Trump's vibe. I am sick of Trump's performativeness (is that a word?) and think Carney's calm collected demeanor is a breath of fresh air compared to him.
What I do want is to see the results we were promised... Strengthening our economy, and making Canada less dependent on the US for example. And it's very likely that it's happening already, we just haven't seen the results yet. But there are also other "side quests" the government seems to be working on which don't lead to those results, and that's frustrating as well.
Perhaps they can't say because they don't actually know. They just feel like he needs to do better.
I think this is a valid assessment. For myself, I'm not particularly political, so a lot of this is new to me, but I do feel like things need to be better, I just don't specifically know how they should be done.
I think your original comment came across a little trolley, which is why you got the response you did. Sometimes It's hard to tell a genuine question from someone who is just trying to get a reaction.
I think that's basically what this article boils down to. We haven't seen as much of Carney's backbone as we'd like, and for a lot of people he probably is on the list of politicians who have disappointed their constituents. Not as bad as some, yes, but still not holding up his end of the bargain as well as people had hoped. Hence this article, where Charlie Angus is asking that the government resist not accommodate, and keep the elbows up.
You asked in another comment what Carney can do to prove he's a strong PM... There are myriad ways, but what it comes down to is not letting Trump or his minions walk all over him, nor control the narrative. As the article says it's risky to push back, but it's also risky to be too passive. Carney will probably have to find the line and walk it as best he can, as he promised the Canadian people he would.
Anyway, I feel like our discussion has gone full circle at this point, and I'm not sure what else I can add to make anything clearer.
There's a lot more than just the 51st rhetoric, and not all Canadian politicians have been proving they have a backbone.
See: Danielle Smith, Scott Moe, Pierre Pollievre, and Andrew Scheer, among others.
PM Carney ran (and won) on a platform of not giving in to Trump's manipulative tactics, of keeping Canada strong and independent, of protecting Canada's best interests. Now the author (Charlie Angus, btw) is asking him to keep those promises, to be the strong prime minister he said he would be, and not back down from what he said he would do.
Hope that helps.
I see a point;
This is the story of fascism. And you either stand up to fascists . . . or you will end up in the cages yourself. In the case of Canada, our options are either resistance or accommodation.
. . . The risks of antagonizing Trump are clear, but so are the risks of trying to accommodate the profoundly anti-democratic and thinly-veiled violence of a gangster regime.
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We need [Carney] to be that war time prime minister now.
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. . . The PM needs to bring his case to the people and tap into their determination to hold our ground. We need to show men like Kevin Roberts that the Canadian people and government are not going to be worn down.
The PM used the term “elbows up” in the election - Canadians are not willing to put them down now.
(Emphasis mine)
To summarize: do not accommodate. Resist.
Seems pretty clear to me.
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I tried looking up "Unwatched" and I couldn't find anything... Is it only available on Apple?
I'm interested in joining friendica at some point, and this is good to know, as I would prefer a Canadian instance. I'm holding out hope that Fedécan will start one up, though. 🤞