Prime minister Mark Carney was in New York yesterday to address the Economic Club of that city, and as part of his speech, gave the line that “Canada Strong™ will help Make America Great Again”—a line that was sure to get a reaction from the White House as much as it got a reaction from the American ambassador. Carney continues to believe he can outmanoeuvre Trump and company, and that he can be so clever as to keep with the talk about “ruptures” and diversifying trade while still trying to get “fortress North America” and even deeper integration with the Americans on other files. You want to assert sovereignty, but keep finding excuses to try and get even closer when the money is just right? Eventually something is likely to give, and it just might be Canadians’ patience.
This being said, I also noted the list of people that Carney met with, and it’s a lot of big money bosses, like Blackrock and JPMorgan Chase—the kind of money that is unconcerned that America has devolved into outright fascism. I will note that is also while the Canadian military signed an agreement with the Canadian branch-plant of an American techno-fascist’s digital asbestos firm, but justified it as being a “legitimate” procurement process. So much of this is starting to feel like the casino scene from The Last Jedi—a look at the monied class that is unconcerned that there is a war going on (or that the capital was obliterated days ago) because they are profiting by selling to both sides. Carney sucking up to this monied class in New York feels an awful lot like that right now.
The list of who the PM met with in New York today.
— Dale Smith (@journodale.bsky.social) 2026-05-29T01:47:21.770Z
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— Dale Smith (@journodale.bsky.social) 2026-05-29T01:47:21.771Z
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- Supriya Dwivedi suggests the government scrap its lawful access bill a second time, and start yet again from scratch, because they haven’t gotten it right.
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Oh, look—NSIRA found that CSIS didn't disclose when it engaged in unlawful conduct including Charter violations.But we should be assured that they will always get a court order when they want to access the surveillance backdoors that lawful access would provide them.Are you feeling reassured yet?
— Dale Smith (@journodale.bsky.social) 2026-05-29T01:24:46.498Z
The people who have made anger and grievance the bedrock of their political fortunes for four decades are now going to campaign on hope and opportunity.I am going to lose my fucking mind.
— Dale Smith (@journodale.bsky.social) 2026-05-29T00:00:17.438Z
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No mention of the by-election expected in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton?