Carney projects calm but he's facing serious trouble: Full Comment podcast
With the King opening Parliament and a disciplined agenda, the prime minister modelled a poised and assured break from his unserious predecessor, while sending a message to the world about Canadian sovereignty. That's the verdict of Postmedia political columnist John Ivison and parliamentary bureau chief Stuart Thomson, who join Brian Lilley to discuss the first week of Mark Carney's re-elected government. Now, the easy part is over. Despite promises to cut spending, new estimates show the bureaucracy is out of control. U.S. President Donald Trump has revived his '51st state' ultimatum, using missile defence as a cudgel. And provincial premiers are circling with demands in advance of a first ministers' meeting. The panel runs through all the hard stuff for Carney that's just getting started. (Recorded May 30, 2025.)
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