2d ago

Mark Carney's latest LinkedIn post is celebrating the right wing premiers of Alberta and Ontario

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The premiers are right on: Canada has what the world needs, and we need to get back into the business of exporting it to new markets. | Mark Carney

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2d ago

Mark Carney's latest LinkedIn post is celebrating the right wing premiers of Alberta and Ontario

www.linkedin.com /posts/mark-carney-5b9744205_the-premiers-are-right-on-canada-has-what-activity-7348761572107800578-QbsV

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Meh, I see it as Carney as throwing the provinces a bone and an "attaboy" for collaborating. Costs him nothing to do.
- Worth asking what exactly they're collaborating on then, right? Just a couple days ago, ministers from those same two provinces asked the Feds not to renew the requirements to provide safe drinking water to Indigenous communities. And the screenshot here was careful to include the word 'pipelines'.
So what? LinkedIn is mostly a conservative leaning audience. I don't see what's surprising or concerning here.
If we want to discuss pipelines and railways I think generally speaking going east to west is better than north/south; if you get my drift.
Every concern I have about those kind of projects falls under the umbrella of Bill C-5... not Calgary's national cowboy dressup photo booth.
- It doesn't worry you that the PM is pandering to that right-leaning audience, rather than standing up for things like climate action?
  
  Right leaning people are still people/canadians whose needs and contributions matter. Appealing to them is not the same as doing their bidding.
  Transitioning to renewables doesn't mean zero new oil/gas infrastructure. 100% renewables is simply NOT an option yet. Given the world's tendency to adopt Canadian standards, there are positives to Canada becoming an energy leader.
  Making everything about the party leader is the level of thinking that MAGA operates on. I simply cannot respect opinions that ignore the larger context and conflate individuals with entire countries.
Linkedin? That will be a hard no from me.
- Fair point. Here's the text that Carney wrote:
  "The premiers are right on: Canada has what the world needs, and we need to get back into the business of exporting it to new markets. We’re building one united Canadian economy, and there’s more to come."
  Here's the headline from the screenshot:
  "Premiers Danielle Smith and Doug Ford agree to study new energy corridors, more trade."
  And this is the text in the screenshot, below the picture of Premiers Smith and Ford at a press conference (the screenshot is from CTV news, btw):
  "The premiers of Alberta and Ontario agreed Monday to a feasibility study of new pipelines and rail lines between provinces and pledged to increase interprovincial trade of"
  (Screenshot cuts off at this point)
What a spin on a post title. Where has all of the subtlety gone?
- How would you frame the PM's post, out of curiosity?
  
  Mea culpa. I just saw the word "right" and thought someone was trying to be clever. My idiocy has no subtlety. It was a good posting though.

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