I agree that Carney is going to have show he can do more for struggling families and small businesses, but I don’t agree that the spectre of Trump is gone. The man himself may not be the malevolent force he once was, but until Congress rescinds all of his harmful tariffs-- which by all accounts is very low on their to do list-- Trump’s impact on Canada remains. As long as that’s true, Carney will have a lot of latitude to make the big moves needed to insulate us from these threats now and in the future.
The truth is, 2024 is now another universe, permanently inaccessible. To think otherwise is to slip back into the same complacency that left us unprepared for all that came after.
I’m content to let Carney map the way forward as long as it demonstrates the potential for Canada to establish a new anti-fragile stance, away from the unreliable partner south of the border.
Very well written and clearly thought through. BUT I think the situation is slightly different. As Ian Lee and I discuss in our book, Trapped in the Shadow of Trump's America and How We Escape (www.trapped.net), Canada must resolve its structural issues, or affordability as a mission is a fool's errand. We think Canadians are smart enough to understand once they see the facts. Canada spent 60 years building our own economic straitjacket using regulations, interprovincial trade barriers, and a refusal to release the wealth under our feet. Changing that structure will take political will, and it requires voters to understand, too.
I agree that Carney is going to have show he can do more for struggling families and small businesses, but I don’t agree that the spectre of Trump is gone. The man himself may not be the malevolent force he once was, but until Congress rescinds all of his harmful tariffs-- which by all accounts is very low on their to do list-- Trump’s impact on Canada remains. As long as that’s true, Carney will have a lot of latitude to make the big moves needed to insulate us from these threats now and in the future.
The truth is, 2024 is now another universe, permanently inaccessible. To think otherwise is to slip back into the same complacency that left us unprepared for all that came after.
I’m content to let Carney map the way forward as long as it demonstrates the potential for Canada to establish a new anti-fragile stance, away from the unreliable partner south of the border.
The WSJ reports that Democrats, with support from Republicans, are already planning to kill the trade war and tariffs on Canda. It's high priority.
Very well written and clearly thought through. BUT I think the situation is slightly different. As Ian Lee and I discuss in our book, Trapped in the Shadow of Trump's America and How We Escape (www.trapped.net), Canada must resolve its structural issues, or affordability as a mission is a fool's errand. We think Canadians are smart enough to understand once they see the facts. Canada spent 60 years building our own economic straitjacket using regulations, interprovincial trade barriers, and a refusal to release the wealth under our feet. Changing that structure will take political will, and it requires voters to understand, too.
No disagreement here on that.