alt Hacker NewsIf he is successful that would provide a road map for other nations to turn away from US hegemony and make deeper connections with Europe instead. Probably makes it easier that Canada is western and a commonwealth country. Carney definitely has the experience and connections in Europe to have a good chance at success.
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ianpenney • today at 2:52 AM
He already did at Davos. And then Justin Bieber played the greatest performance of his life at the Grammys. Both of these were in high registers that went unnoticed - and they were absolutely related.
We’re moving on.
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I know hacker news is cheering for Carney and it's a nice David vs Goliath story. But as a Canadian - look I'm no fan of Trump, I don't appreciate what Trump said. But I'm not a fan of Carny's handling of this. There are alot of Canadian jobs at stake here and I don't think our leaders are handling this responsibly.
The only nations in the world that are "standing up to Trump" are China and Brazil. .
That's not good company to be in. Every other country, including most of Europe, has hammered out some kind of deal with America
I think our leaders, and frankly most of our country, needs to grow up and be pragmatic. Is what Trump is saying acceptable? No. But am I willing to see 10s of thousands of Canadians lose their job over some spat with the current American president? No
Thing about "American hegemony" and "middle power". And this "associate member of the EU" without any clear defined role or responsibility of privilege therein seems to be more political theater when what we need is results. I'm sorry but as a Canadian I feel like our leaders are morons more interested in their legacy and fame than they are in the wellbeing of everyday Canadians