Mark Carney's anti-Trump message leads him to victory in Canada's election
Last night, an election slogan became a dance move as Mark Carney rocked out in celebration, with his elbows up.
The phrase taken from ice hockey suggests a defensive posture in which a player is also ready to fight back - a suitable metaphor for a country facing punitive tariffs and a US President who wants to annexe it.
I managed to grab a couple of words with the new Canadian leader and asked in this Trumpian world of trade wars and tirades, what his message was to the UK.
"Good luck," he replied with a grin as he held my arm in an apparent attempt to reassure, knowing more about the British economy and the pressure it faces from Trump's tariffs than any other Canadian politician.
The former Bank of England Governor then swerved a further question about what he'd say to Donald Trump, simply replying it was "time to listen".
I think he was referring to the rock band, Down with Webster, taking to the stage, but the answer may perhaps have had a second meaning when it comes to how he will deal with both the Canadian people's concerns about the cost of living and how he'll deal with the US President.
Mark Carney's carefree dancing with his British-Canadian wife, Diana Fox Carney, last night was a brief moment of levity at the end of a gruelling campaign.
His message on stage earlier hadn't deviated from that which he had given repeatedly to the Canadian people: Trump wants to break us so America can own us.
No softening of the rhetoric then, from a leader who knows all too well the economic nightmare facing his country if the US tariffs remain. This is the first election where Trump has had a direct influence on the outcome. This was a dramatic repudiation of Trump's bullying tactics, and it may not be the last time voters react to Trump's trade war.
Australia votes on Saturday, and the progressive Labour party may also benefit from an anti-Trump bump, securing another term for Anthony Albanese.
Both Albanese and Carney share the same humility and easy-going character. I met and interviewed Albanese in 2022 at his official residence, Kirribilli House in Sydney, when he was riding high on strong approval ratings.
Now, the occupant of the White House may once again sway voters towards the candidate they think can stand up to Trump rather than bow before him.
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