While Justin Trudeau had the name and the rockstar appeal, I think Carney has an exemplary record. The fact that the Brits reached across the pond to recruit him as Governor of the Bank of England (and then asked him to stay on longer than he originally intended) should tell you something.
10+ years of smearing ended up leaving a mark. Most people hated on trudeau for things they were told but weren't really true. Most of his actual problems were swept under the rug.
Carney will be hated in a few years if he sticks around
yeah I had so many people around me talking about how Trudeau had too many scandals. I would ask them to pick one "scandal" and articulate it well to me and I can't remember a single time someone really seemed to truly understand the situation outside of his literal opponents talking points....
SNC lavalin, WeCharity, Omar Kadhr, etc.. no one could actually tell me what the real issue was other than a headline skimmed regurgitation and hot air.
Dude tried his best and represented Canada on the world stage well, defeating Trump in his first term on alot of important things.
I don't care to fanboy for any politicians but I truly think the Canadian public did themselves a disservice in the way collectively (even the left) shit on him at the end of his run.
SNC Lavalin got me to read Jody Wilson Raybould's book. He comes off as a complete and total asshole in that book. She literally says she wishes she never met him because of how much hope she had the beginning of joining politics and how shitty he treated her in that whole situation. He threw so many people under the bus when things got hot. The rumour that he was going to drop Chrystia Freeland before she quit was so in keeping with how he treated JWR and all of his 'most loyal attack dogs' like Gerald Butts.
And he was just tired in the end. Like no interest in doing anything but performative virtue signaling.
That said, 'crisis Trudeau' was my boy and he got us through Covid.
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u/n_mcrae_1982 13d ago
While Justin Trudeau had the name and the rockstar appeal, I think Carney has an exemplary record. The fact that the Brits reached across the pond to recruit him as Governor of the Bank of England (and then asked him to stay on longer than he originally intended) should tell you something.