It's 2025, and Canada is literally on fire. 1 in 4 Canadians can't afford enough food to eat. Housing starts are down, and are projected to continue falling.
What are Carney's priorities? Subsidizing the fossil fuel industry, of course. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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Housing remains provincial jurisdiction. The feds have limited scope for action, much less so if the mostly conservative provinces decide not to cooperate. The same goes for most welfare programs. I think it was a mistake to have oversold what the feds were able to do.
The one thing that will absolutely make things worse is a recession, and we're just skirting the rim of the bowl right now. So economics are going to be the priority.
Has he shifted priorities? Seems like it. It's the way it goes. The aphorism "No Plan Survives First Contact With the Enemy" exists for a reason.
If you've been paying attention, you'll know Carney made extensive promises on addressing Canada's housing crisis & cost of living crisis. Inventing excuses for why he's breaking his promises doesn't solve any of the problems facing Canadians.
Mark Carney, 'The Daily Show', January 13 2025:
"Canadians have been very hard pressed in the last few years. Wages have not kept up with inflation, people are falling behind, not getting ahead, housing is very expensive (...) the government has been not as focused on those issues as it could be. We need to focus on them immediately. That can happen now."
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And again -- if you've been paying attention, you'll know LNG projects like Carney is bigging up will make Canada's economic situation *worse*, not better.
'Canada, don’t make the same mistake with LNG that Australia did':
I think the Mark Carney of 2020 might like a word with the Mark Carney of 2025.
'... actions speak louder than words. Credible climate policies don't delay, but rather cut emissions from day one'
- Mark Carney, 'Value(s)', p.336
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"Our government is in the process of unleashing half a trillion dollars of investment in energy infrastructure"
Old enough to remember when Carney actually promised to end subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
https://mstdn.ca/@atomicker/114351188623409592
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Mark Carney, 'The Daily Show', January 13 2025:
"Canadians have been very hard pressed in the last few years. Wages have not kept up with inflation, people are falling behind, not getting ahead, housing is very expensive (...) the government has been not as focused on those issues as it could be. We need to focus on them immediately. That can happen now."
Still waiting...
https://youtu.be/zs8St-fF0kE?si=xkOS32SNM2uW9C3p&t=673
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