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Sky News AU
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Canadian PM Mark Carney the butt of jokes after cheeky Vancouver Pride parade snap goes viral
A photo of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney living it up at a recent Pride celebration went viral, showing the buttoned-up ex-Bank of England honcho in an embrace with a nearly naked man. The straight-laced 60-year-old Liberal Party leader made a surprise appearance at Vancouver Pride this past weekend, mixing it up with the crowd and shaking hands amid a sea of rainbow flags. The crowd cheered as Carney marched about three-quarters of a mile along the parade route, which began outside of BC Place Stadium, before being handed a mic by a drag performer who towered over him. Carney said Pride celebrates diversity in a 'very positive way' and represents the 'essence of Canada.' While making the rounds at the parade, Reuters snapped a photo of Carney with his arm around a man wearing little more than a pink thong. Carney appears to force a smile as the man's hirsute derrière catches the summer Vancouver air. The awkward photo quickly went viral, with many on social media poking fun at Carney. 'Canada summed up in one picture. This is [why] Trump doesn't take [Canada] seriously,' one X user quipped. A large number of commenters raised doubts the picture was real, some questioning whether it was AI-generated. In fact, both Reuters and Associated Press ran a series of the images leading up to the embrace itself. Originally published as Canadian PM Mark Carney the butt of jokes after cheeky Vancouver Pride parade snap goes viral
New York Post
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Canadian PM Mark Carney the butt of jokes after cheeky Vancouver Pride parade snap goes viral
A photo of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney living it up a a recent Pride celebration went viral, showing the buttoned-up ex-Bank of England honcho in an embrace with a nearly naked man. The straight-laced 60-year-old Liberal Party leader made a surprise appearance at Vancouver Pride this past weekend, mixing it up with the crowd and shaking hands amid a sea of rainbow flags. 3 Canadian PM Mark Carney made a surprise appearance at Vancouver Pride last weekend, appearing with a drag queen along the parade route. AP The crowd cheered as Carney marched about three-quarters of a mile along the parade route, which began outside of BC Place Stadium, before being handed a mic by a drag performer who towered over him. Advertisement Carney said Pride celebrates diversity in a 'very positive way' and represents the 'essence of Canada.' 3 He was mingling with the crowd, including this man in a pink thong. REUTERS While making the rounds at the parade, Reuters snapped a photo of Carney with his arm around a man wearing little more than a pink thong. Carney appears to force a smile as the man's hirsute derrière catches the summer Vancouver air. Advertisement The awkward photo quickly went viral, with many on social media poking fun at Carney. 'Canada summed up in one picture. This is [why] Trump doesn't take [Canada] seriously,' one X user quipped. 3 Photos of the straight-laced ex-central bank chief went viral, with some poking fun at the PM for the cheeky shot. REUTERS A large number of commenters raised doubts the picture was real, some questioning whether it was AI-generated. Advertisement In fact, both Reuters and Associated Press ran a series of the images leading up to the embrace itself.
Spectator
29-04-2025
- Business
- Spectator
Watch: Poilievre concedes defeat before Portillo moment
Dear oh dear. Canada's election results came in early this morning, revealing that – despite only being leader of the Liberal party for two months – ex-Bank of England governor Mark Carney wiped the floor with Conservative rival Pierre Poilievre. And not only did Poilievre's party lose the election, he even lost his parliamentary seat. Talk about a double whammy… In the early hours of Tuesday morning, excitement heightened among Canada's Liberals as Carney's party was projected to soar to victory in the election. As James Heale wrote for Coffee House this morning, what the economist has pulled off is nothing short of exceptional. At the start of the year, the Liberal party was languishing behind the Conservatives in the polls and even in the lead up to the vote, Carney and Poilievre were neck-and-neck. But as polling day neared and Donald Trump's attitude towards Canada soured, Carney's centrist lot managed to gain the upper hand – and currently the Liberals are within touching distance of securing a majority.
