Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor sworn in and expected to call election soon

Summary

Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister on March 14, declaring “We will never, in any shape or form, be part of the US,” rejecting Donald Trump’s annexation threats.

Carney won the Liberal leadership with 85.9% of the vote despite having no elected experience.

He called US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s suggestion that Canada would be better as “the 51st state” simply “crazy.”

Carney is expected to call an election soon as he faces the challenge of managing Trump’s trade war that threatens to push Canada into recession.

  • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    The only tangible thing I can remember him saying and not actually doing it is shooting someone on 5th Avenue. “Drain the swamp” is a quaint platitude, but what it actually means is different from person to person. But i can guarantee he wants an awesome military dictator parade, he wants to own Canada, Greenland, and Panama, and while he doesn’t give a fuck about anyone but himself, he is far more willing to express and act on that with marginalized people.

    • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.caEnglish
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      6 hours ago

      He doesn’t want to own all of Panama just the canal. Also interesting that he’s not threatening to annex Mexico, wouldn’t that look even better on the map?

      What is it about countries to the south that makes Trump not them to be part of the US, while with Canada he does?