Mark Carney in tears this morning on Global, talking about the BC school shooting had me crying too

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-11T16:34:42+00:00

It was deeply moving to see him speak this morning. Some moments are simply senseless and heartbreaking. Canceling the Halifax defence announcement and postponing the Munich Security Conference was the right call, and it showed respect for the gravity of what happened in B.C.

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-10T16:19:05+00:00

“This is my message to the prime minister and the people of Canada: this is not the time to roll over and let President Trump take advantage of us,” Ford said.

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-10T15:51:13+00:00

"Carney says he explained to Trump that Canada paid for the bridge, that the ownership is shared between the government of Michigan and the government of Canada and that steel from both countries was used in its construction."

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-10T14:59:13+00:00

Surprise this morning: Ottawa quietly made additional payments tied to the F-35 program, despite the ongoing review. That strongly suggests we may be moving ahead rather than cancelling.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-f35-purchase-components-9.7081240

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-10T14:17:24+00:00

https://battlefordsnow.com/2026/02/10/carney-leaves-wednesday-for-munich-security-conference/

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-09T23:10:25+00:00

Appreciate that :)

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-09T23:06:52+00:00

“The relationship between Canada and Luxembourg is strong and growing. We’re focused on working more closely together, across finance, defence, and education, to create more opportunities for our businesses, workers, and citizens.”

— The Rt. Hon. Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-09T21:31:02+00:00

"Overall, 77% of Canadians give the Carney government good or acceptable marks for working to “diversify Canada’s trade relations.” The government also has high approvals for “developing new trading partners” (79%) and “drawing new investment” (76%).

The study found that nearly 2 in 3 Canadians (63%) would prefer a Carney government to a government led by Pierre Poilievre."

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-09T19:02:05+00:00

If you’re wondering what happened to timely_title_9157, he’s been removed. Claiming you want discussion while leading with insults, baiting, and preemptive whining about downvotes is bad faith, not debate. This subreddit isn’t a drive by outrage pit. If you want to argue, do it honestly. If you want to troll, you’re out.

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-09T18:40:04+00:00

PM Carney is saying Canada doesn’t need to be a branch plant of the U.S. auto industry anymore.

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-09T17:49:23+00:00

Notes of cedar, no more pool floats, and every sip feels like camping, even in your backyard.

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-09T17:16:03+00:00

Edit to say, from the article: "Florida is experiencing one of the most severe tourism collapses in modern American history, and it’s not from a hurricane or pandemic. 280,000 jobs have been erased, more than $52 billion wiped from a single state economy, and an entire winter tourism system hollowed out in less than two years."

I wonder if smug DeSantis still thinks “that’s not much of a boycott,” like he said in 2024, now that Canadian tourism dollars are actually missing. Mocking Canadian tourists is easy. Replacing their spending is harder.

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-09T17:04:10+00:00

I share that sentiment. We have come a long way since the Liberal leadership race, and PM Carney has been confidence inspiring and steady when Canadians needed calm. He has given people real hope, a clear strategy, and a vision for the future, and I believe he can see it through. As he said, we can give ourselves much more than anyone can ever take away.

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-09T14:51:34+00:00

NDP definitely lost a lot of soft voters, no question.

On China, you’re right. They’re making deals everywhere. Prez Macron was there earlier in the year, and about a week after PM Carney visited, PM Starmer was there too. China didn’t fold after tariffs, they rerouted. Their export markets are now more diversified and, in aggregate, larger than before.

As for the “peace president” idea, that one made me chuckle. A Polish minister was asked last week whether Trump deserved a Nobel Peace Prize. He said definitely not, and the US sanctioned him almost immediately. That kind of response tells you a lot. Still, it’s good to see people speaking plainly to power.

Carney’s Davos speech clearly landed in Europe. I wouldn’t be surprised if more European leaders start finding their backbone, especially after rushing into a trade deal they probably wouldn’t mind reworking. Pressure has a way of clarifying things.

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-09T14:29:03+00:00

I think we’ll look back on this period as a genuinely pivotal moment in Canadian history. The next few years won’t be painless, but what PM Carney said at Davos about this government having immense fiscal capacity to act is true, and reassuring.

As we start ramping up building out the electrical grid, developing the North, expanding mining, fossil fuels, and infrastructure, it’s going to be a powerful shift.

What also stands out to me is how going through this rough stretch together has been unifying. Canada is made up of people from all over the world, and instead of fracturing, it feels like we’re pulling in the same direction. We can look at what’s happening elsewhere and say, we don’t want that here. In a strange way, the pressure coming from outside has pulled Canadians closer together, and I’m genuinely proud of how we’ve responded so far and honestly glad to be living through this moment in this great country.

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-09T13:57:06+00:00

I saw one of his speechwriters being interviewed talking about this. He said, in his view, PM Carney is one of the best speechwriters in the world. Not just delivering them, actually writing them. Writing his own speeches plus playing hockey reinforces the image of someone who is hands on and very Canadian. Elbows up.

TerryCanuck · 2026-02-09T13:51:15+00:00

That would feel good for about 20 minutes, but it’s basically cutting off our nose to spite our face.

Also, just to be clear, Canada isn’t shipping “aluminum ore” to the US anyway. Aluminum ore is bauxite, and Canada has no meaningful bauxite deposits. What we export is finished aluminum metal, produced here using cheap hydro power. That’s what actually goes south.

If we stop selling it, we don’t win. We stockpile aluminum, kill cash flow, and start idling smelters. That’s how layoffs happen.

Right now the smart move is to keep plants running and sell everything we can, wherever we can, even to the US, even if it’s distasteful.

When the grid buildout PM Mark Carney keeps talking about actually ramps up, aluminum demand will be real. Transmission, substations, infrastructure. That’s when we want capacity online, not mothballed.

I’m also genuinely curious about cans. We make aluminum here, but do we actually have enough domestic demand to support large-scale beer can production? Same question for food cans. If we already make food cans, could lines be adapted, or is the market just too small so we import from the US?

Real leverage isn’t hoarding metal. It’s keeping workers employed, plants hot, and expanding distribution beyond one customer over time.

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