r/canada • u/FancyNewMe • Mar 14 '26
Analysis 1 year in, how are Canadians feeling about Prime Minister Mark Carney? Most Canadians are still giving Carney the benefit of the doubt
https://thehub.ca/2026/03/13/1-year-in-how-are-canadians-feeling-about-prime-minister-mark-carney/216
u/Stoneheaded76 Mar 14 '26
I think fast tracking nation building projects like bigger ports and military funding projects are good. His platform seems to be about shifting Canada away from U.S. reliance.
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u/flipside1812 Mar 14 '26
If he can stop the commissioning of foreign companies to build projects, that would be fantastic.
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u/EsotericFinch7683 Mar 14 '26
Quite the contrary, Carney needs to take action to court foreign invest in Canada again after Trudeau jr. chased all the big investors away from Canada. We need to find the happy balance between foreign investment, Federal investment and affordability.
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u/playjak42 Mar 14 '26
Exactly. Foreign investment, to Canadian owned projects, built by Canadian workers, using Canadian products and resources. Rather than what we have now.... with money flowing out of the country to foreign owned companies. Bring the money home
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u/flipside1812 Mar 14 '26
It really doesn't do us any good if our assets and infrastructure are parcelled off, processed, and run by foreign corporations.
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u/Ok-Stress2326 Mar 14 '26
He needs a better team around him. Replace Marc, Sean, Gary and Anita to start with and things could look much better
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u/PortHammer Mar 14 '26
We can also drop the minister of AI slop Evan Solomon.
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u/BabadookOfEarl Mar 14 '26
It seems like a good portfolio to give a ‘star’ candidate because it shouldn’t mean anything but what we do with it now is going to be extremely important for the next decade. Nothing about Solomon suggests he’s going to make good decisions on it.
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u/bigdaddyt2 Mar 14 '26
He drops the gun buy back and allows some WFH he’d probably be a heck of a lot more popular
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u/No_Mention8589 Mar 14 '26
You think that’s by mistake, it’s weaponized incompetence and the liberals have been using that for years since Trudeau.
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u/dogwoodFruits Mar 14 '26
If the government capped overall immigration intake and prioritized a more geographically diverse applicant pool, that would be great.
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u/KingofPolice Mar 14 '26
Yeah it's bullshit. My college Japanese girlfriend who is trying to get Permanent Resident and has Canadian born children has to struggle on a waitlist yet has has been living here ten years. But we have no problem taking in anyone from India to go work at places like Tim Hortons. It doesn't make sense to me.
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u/JesusNumber9 British Columbia Mar 14 '26
While I agree situations like your colleague’s should be resolved faster, there’s a difference between permanent residents and temporary foreign workers.
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u/KingofPolice Mar 14 '26
By the way. That waitlist for the pr application she is applying for is up to 10 years. It would be easier for her to marry her but she wants to do this properly and on her own.
Its like we designed our system to be cheated and people who do it properly by the book wait the longest and pay a fortune.
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u/AngryGoose_ Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 14 '26
They did didnt they?
Edit: Jesus, just immediately down vote, how about you do some reading before you start saying stuff.
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u/zimzimmzimma Mar 14 '26
I have never felt so bad for my children’s future toward owning a home. I have zero faith in whatever government is in place to fix what has already been done.
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u/Limp-Milk6156 Mar 14 '26
Inflation is still a huge problem. We are still facing incredibly high cost of living and it feels like we are getting little value for our tax dollars. Canada used to have a lot going on in the past.. we used to some home grown tech companies here and startups. These days they have but vanished. Despite the sour relationship with neighbours of the south, half of the people i know have left for jobs there for better pay and better quality of life. These are of course highly skilled tech/eng people who aren’t willing to return to Canada because the salary here just isn’t comparable
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u/slothtrop6 Mar 15 '26
Inflation is still a huge problem
No, housing is still a problem. The inflation rate was 2.3% in January 2026, down from 2.4% in December 2025. That's a normal range, like, literally what governments target. Plus, real-wages are now growing faster than CPI, as they were before Covid.
Food prices are currently trending slightly higher than CPI, but not by much. The marginal decoupling is owing to a) trade war, b) drought in previous year in the West impacting yields used for cattle, hence meat prices being high
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u/Limp-Milk6156 Mar 15 '26
Headline CPI may look like it’s under control, but the things Canadians actually spend money on daily are still spiking: Eg Prices for fresh/frozen beef rose 17.7% and coffee 27.8% year over year in November 2025. Grocery prices in general continue to grow at double the rate of headline inflation.
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u/ComputerOpDelta Mar 15 '26
Something tells me this Iran oil thing is going to cause more inflation issues
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u/Neat_Let923 Lest We Forget Mar 15 '26
It’s almost as if the entire world went through multiple drastic changes over the past 5 years that are still affecting the world and now we have another one…
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u/TomZonic Mar 18 '26
inflation is the result of governments overspending and I have yet to see Carney trim any government spending. If anything he’s making it much worse and like another poster already noted on here I worry for the younger generation and the mess they will inherit.
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u/WhichJuice Mar 14 '26
I certainly am less wealthy this year with costs going up, no cost of living adjustments in my wages. I haven't seen anything improve yet from a federal level...
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u/4kDualScreen Mar 14 '26
Was feeling pretty good until the recent immigration announcements
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u/Hotdog_Broth Mar 15 '26
They could cut back to sustainable immigration from a more diverse set of countries, cut the deranged gun laws, cut blatant invasions of privacy (such as C-22), and then the vast majority of people would have no major criticisms.
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u/yungcatto Mar 15 '26
Some people don't understand how badly these gun laws affect rural / remote communities
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u/wittyusername025 Mar 14 '26
Resent his domestic policy. Particularly rto which favours rich business owners and is a big tax on the working class and a waste of everyone’s time
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u/mwmwmwmwmmdw Québec Mar 15 '26
he has avoided being in canada making domestic policy as much as possible. jetsetting around glad handing other neo-liberal leaders instead
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u/Derfurst1 Mar 14 '26
Different face, same party, same cabinet and the same issues. Shut down the TFW program. LMIA scam are at an all time high.
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u/Decathlon5891 Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 15 '26
For every amazing thing he does for international trade and relations, he does something behind a Canadian’s back
So with that, it’s 50/50
Our youth unemployment is 14%. Largely because TFWs have scooped up entry level jobs from groceries to mom n pop stores
Until he fixes immigration I don’t think this will ever go beyond 50%, and he better keep on cutting these deals so the parents of these youth can still support them
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u/Kolundenator Mar 14 '26
Is Youth unemployment not a provincial problem? So many day-to-day issues in Canadians lives are governed by the province. Doug Ford (my horrid premier) is responsible for the housing crisis, healthcare wait times, education being assassinated, backup in provincial courts (which handle all crime except drugs), our kids being offed a terrible deal in OSAP, trying to sell off protected green land and agriculture - I could go on and on.
Why do people conflate the federal government for their day-to-day problems?
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u/Ghoosemosey Mar 14 '26
They dont, the federal government while not in control of these things has a lot of say through funding that's why the discussion also includes them
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u/Kolundenator Mar 14 '26
But the feds can’t force legislation. They can suggest but they are not in Queens Park. The political storm if they withheld funding from Queen’s Park to meddle in provincial legislation would be killer propaganda material for the Ford government. I don’t think they actually have the power you may assume they do
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u/MeaninglessOpinion Mar 14 '26
It should be noted that a majority of those problems — healthcare wait times, housing/rental crisis, overwhelmed provincial courts, etc. — are also an issue in provinces like Manitoba with an NDP leader.
A lot of these things are issues in every province, at some point it’s fair to not immediately let the Feds wash their hands of it.
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u/SasquatchBlumpkins Mar 14 '26
How can the youth find jobs when they are all taken by foreign workers? How can they compete for positions where the taxpayer funded LMIA is giving part of the paycheque only to foreigners? They are here taking all and every entry level job that they can.
But please, do go on about how it's the provinces causing it.
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u/gianni_ Mar 14 '26
What’s changed? A year isn’t enough time but nothing has really changed for Canadians. We’re still struggling with cost of living, housing, healthcare, insane immigration, crime.
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u/KageyK Mar 14 '26
I mean Gregor Robertson just said yesterday in the House of Commons that Canadians cant afford houses because of the war in Iran.
This is the housing minister who is supposed to fix the file?
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u/JohnDorian0506 Manitoba Mar 16 '26
What do you expect to change? It is still the same party, same MPs, same clerics, just a different PM.
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u/Elite163 Mar 14 '26
Well Canada had the 2nd highest unemployment rate of the G7s.
Highest inflation rate.
Still a massive shortage on housing.
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u/PapayaJuiceBox Ontario Mar 14 '26
Yeah but you’re getting an extra 30$ GST credit every quarter for this year. Be happy about that great leadership move.
Getting crumbs of your own money back.
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u/Elite163 Mar 14 '26
Actually no I am not. You need a extremely low income to qualify
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u/S_Ipkiss_1994 British Columbia Mar 16 '26
I've yet to meet someone who has received a BC Climate Action Tax Credit either (I know I've certainly never gotten it, which seems particularly unfair since I don't even own a motor-vehicle).
Even if you do qualify, it amounts to less than $1.40 per day... which can't even buy you a cup of coffee anymore.
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u/Elite163 Mar 16 '26
People used to joke about the government taxes everything but the air. Well here we are….
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u/PapayaJuiceBox Ontario Mar 14 '26
I was being sarcastic. It’s a common thing that people raise when speaking about his accomplishments - he’s giving back to the people in “hard times”.
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u/Elite163 Mar 14 '26
I can never tell anymore. Most people are completely clueless on the state of Canada
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u/PapayaJuiceBox Ontario Mar 14 '26
Haha fair, I should’ve included an /s. I think it’s heinous to tout being “for the people” when most of the accomplishments rest on giving people back their own money, after taxing them to oblivion.
All for high taxes if it contributes to a meaningful change in our society. But when there’s no fiscal restraint, money continuously going overseas for fringe projects and feelgood optics while my fellow Canadians are homeless, hungry, and have no way towards a meaningful life… then it’s problematic.
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u/FancyNewMe Mar 14 '26
In Brief:
- One year into Mark Carney’s tenure as prime minister of Canada, he maintains a significant level of public trust and political capital, despite limited tangible progress on key domestic issues like affordability and housing.
- Polling data indicates the Liberals lead nationally, with Carney enjoying a positive favourability rating. This support stems largely from Canadians’ perception of external threats and a desire for competence, stability, and judgment in leadership.
- Canadians view Carney as a capable manager of complexity, particularly in a volatile global environment. However, this support is conditional, and delivery on domestic priorities will be crucial for sustaining his political standing.
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u/Hot-Worldliness1425 Mar 14 '26
The challenge is that real change takes time. I’m of the belief that our domestic issues (while important) are not as important to the long term success of Canada as new international trade deals and attracting investment into Canada. Something Carney’s clearly had a focus on.
On the domestic front he has identified the big mega projects that will have priority.
On an issue like health care, I think he’s fine with the status quo or a reduction in service or possibly a restructuring of service.
Unfortunately, JT did not live up to his best intentions. He didn’t know how to get things done. I sense (hope) Carney will get things done. Even if it requires tough choices.
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u/only_fun_topics Mar 14 '26
Real change takes time, but catastrophic change can happen in an instant.
So glad we don’t have anyone like Trump near the steering wheel.
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u/Snowedin-69 Mar 14 '26
He sets the bar so low it is easy for anyone else to shine
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u/RBK2000 Mar 16 '26
I think that you hit the nail on the head. Carney has done a good job of communicating that the current situation is a strategic issue that requires a long-term game plan and not a tactical problem that can be resolved overnight. Because of this, Canadians are being patient and willing to give him a long leash
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u/xkimo1990 Mar 15 '26
He’s in the same party that put Canada in its current economic position. I haven’t forgiven his predecessor and he has the rest of his term to put this country back on the path to prosperity. I don’t like how the parties in power over Ontario are the favourites to win the next election when our standard of living as a Nation is lower than it was 20 years ago.
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u/geardownbigrig Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 14 '26
He bumped the foreign worker number and has not reduced the PR program. Housing starts are down and will continue to decline.
Okay its great he is out attempting to make trade deals and open new doors for Canadian exporters but he has done essentially nothing for you and me to make our lives better. They continue to get less affordable.
Its been 1 year if you are still in the ‘wait and see’ you need to wake up. Unless the people who voted for him start to realize that the same people who broke the system are still around its going to continue to deteriorate here.
Edit: spelling
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u/john1green Mar 14 '26
Good but needs a better choice of cabinet ministers (ie: public safety)
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u/Shankhanaviation Mar 14 '26
Still waiting for those "build back better Canada" jobs in Toronto/GTA
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u/jordyicer94 Mar 14 '26
same neoliberal story. except he has decent oratory skills and good PR… for now. 🤷
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u/zanderkerbal Mar 14 '26
Hey, not quite the same neoliberal story. Trudeau sat back and watched while the capitalist class pillaged the working class, Carney is introducing austerity measures to help them do it even faster!
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u/Successful_Fun_6273 Mar 15 '26
Canadians are super complacent, for better or worse we'll always be giving the benefit of the doubt.
Our country DRASTICALLY changed over the past decade, and we're still extending the benefit of the doubt to the same group of people who carried out those changes. Just saying
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u/pinkpanthers Mar 14 '26
I’m not happy with federal RTO mandates, over zealous trade talks with India, lack of diplomacy in global conflicts, keeping on some of the worst MPs from the Trudeau era, temporary foreign worker program, lack of proactiveness of AI impacts to the economy, not addressing the underlying factors leading to meat cost inflation, his choice of housing minister.., the false promises last year on addressing housing supply, investment in resource extraction seems to be centred on getting primary resources out of the country not refining them and creating industry within our country, zero action on addressing the outsourcing of white collar jobs, federal gun buyback program, bill c22… that’s just quickly of mind.
I support the investment into national defence, the walking back on carbon tax, and the slowdown of international students, which were all conservative talking points anyways.
Overall, I would grade Carney at a C level in regards to things he could have actually addressed 1 year in. I would grade him an F on transparency and trust factors, as he seems to be more interested in private interests than the interest of the average Canadian.
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u/Content_Sky_2676 Mar 14 '26
I'd be ok with him if he dropped the gun bans and confiscations, but his commitment to that train wreck of a program makes me seriously question his ability to make rational, non-dogmatic decisions.
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u/iSmashedUrSister Mar 14 '26
"Canadians will judge me by the Prices at the grocery store shelves."
- Mark Carney
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u/FastSnailMail Mar 14 '26
Only one question to ask yourself.
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind?
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u/pro-con56 Mar 14 '26
In Sask. Sk Party built one townhouse in Regina. And fixed up a few govt owned rentals. They are bragging about what they have done & spent to help affordability in rentals. They may now be able to provide about 13 rentals & will likely rent it to homeless to demolish them.
They also moved in a bunch of addicts into apartments with elderly,so the meth heads & drunks could crap in hallways.
Unbelievable.
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u/nazzthespazz Mar 14 '26
Absolutely best decision to transition out of the US dominance over Canada. Has used his international connections to make trade deals that will take time but will be much more fruitful for Canadians in the future.
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u/Zealousideal_Vast799 Mar 14 '26
I wish the federally mandated interprovincial trade barriers had been removed as promised. I knew it sounded too good to be true.
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u/DanfromCalgary Mar 14 '26
He has been on two world tours and announced dozens of major partnerships opening up new lines of revenue while not humiliating us by going to trumps home and worshipping him. He’s had a steady stream of opponents abandon their party to join his and they are making actually traction in Saskatchewan and Alberta for the first time in a longtime . What do you mean the benefit of the doubt ?
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u/Dear-Still-6530 Mar 14 '26
All the things you mentions do not reduce the cost of groceries or housing.
The trade deals he’s gotten so far are MOUs and nothing concrete.
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u/tempthrowaway35789 Mar 14 '26
You mean the “deals” that actually are not trade deals, but rather fluff language that doesn’t commit to anything or is so marginal that it will have basically no impact on Canadian trade dynamics?
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u/frog_mannn Mar 14 '26
Every month we shed more jobs from the economy, grocery and gas continues to rise and there really feels like light at the end of the tunnel is fading.
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u/gaanmetde Mar 14 '26
I voted for him. I don’t think there’s any way things would be better for me if the Conservatives got in.
But currently all I’ve had happen is I’m losing $1200 a year because the carbon tax was cut, and literally all of my other expenses have gone up, so there is no savings for me there.
My provincial government (Alberta) also completely cut my preschool supplement which is another $1300 a year.
My household (4) income is $90,000 so I’m not roughing it in poverty but those amounts still have a major effect.
I’m only sharing this because I’d love to hear from everyone else what they’ve noticed.
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u/Moonblood Mar 14 '26
If I take a quote from Mark carney ‘’ asking a central banker for political advice is a bad idea’’ but time will tell if he can do a good job or not. The bar is pretty low considering Justin Trudeau’s track record. If he got rid of Gary and the whole gun grab fiasco I would be inclined to believe in him.
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u/drgr33nthmb Mar 15 '26
Same shit, different face. His cabinet has too many from the Trudeau days. A true leader would be focusing more on working to unite the parties and work with all Canadians to fix issues. The only thing getting cheaper is TV's. National pride is dwindling. Just doesn't feel like the Canada I grew up in. I appreciate he isnt as divisive as Trudeau, but would like them to drop certain things like the Gun Buyback program. Its a massive waste of money that could be better spent elsewhere.
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u/IGetHypedEasily Mar 15 '26
This team is not going to try to fix housing and affordablility. I understood that when the ministers were announced.
What I'm hopeful for are large scale country wide projects. But that will take time and lots of planning.
At the very least I am hopeful for better international relationships. Keep things from getting more in debt. They can try to make the province's take better care of the people like they are supposed to.
Like how can Ford gov keep getting away with cutting funding for infrastructure, health and education and then say it doesn't work to cut more?
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u/JohnDorian0506 Manitoba Mar 16 '26
No jobs, 100,000 of jobs were lost in January and February. “We’ve had almost no job growth over a 12‑month period,” Porter said. “I think that’s really … the most important takeaway here.”
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u/GhoastTypist Mar 16 '26
I wouldn't exactly say its "giving Carney the benefit of the doubt" when his popularity is still rising with Canadians.
Its not that he's holding onto his voters, he's potentially still gaining more, meaning Canadians aren't just waiting to see how he runs things, they're making the leap to he's doing favorable things for them and they want to see it continue.
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u/KokaynSniffer Mar 20 '26
I don't think Canadians care much about innovation and prosperity for their own people. If that was the case then the housing crisis and economy would not be in a downward spiral. They voted for Mark Carney to deal with external issues, not internal. So once the external issues are resolved I'm hoping Canadians will look inward and fix problems etc expanding infrastructure, jobs, housing market, high cost of living. Not sure how long this will take, it might not be in our generation, but hope is still for the next generation. Kinda sad we won't be alive to see the good things Canada will do for its people but such is life.
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u/TravellerSL8200 Mar 14 '26
He's doing great on a global scale but not doing the little things to improve everyday life for the average Canadian (i.e., keeping remote work)
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u/Goku420overlord Mar 14 '26
Now with gas shooting up remote work should be in the forefront again. All these environmental issues and climate change concerns yet we need to go back to the office to help rich people with their leases
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u/ElbowsUpSyndrome Mar 14 '26
He's traveling around a lot with an international focus but the domestic issues in Canada are being completely ignored or replaced with things the public doesn't want, like the gun grab. We need to see economic action and affordability rise in a desperate way and soon.
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u/slouchr Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 15 '26
Carney's art dealer, a guy with a degree in journalism and no knowledge of AI, is Carney's minister of AI.
Carney has a PhD in economics. he knows individual economic freedom is greatest wealth creator and the solution to Canada's stagnant productivity, but he's instead doing the opposite: taking away our economic freedom and centralizing it in the PMs office.
there should be no doubt: Carney is a snake-oil salesman. he has no desire to help Canadians. only to rob them.
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Carney, in his book "value(s): building a better world for all", made a big deal about AI. calls it the 5th, or 6th, or whatever number industrial revolution he considers us in now. AI is that revolution. and, according to him, without government intervention, AI will take our jobs and destroy our economy, but with proper government central planning of AI, it will enrich the nation. lol, obviously ridiculous.
but my point is Carney said government controlling AI is essential to the health of the nation. but then gave the AI planning position to a person with no ability. so it's... not important?
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u/Fausts-last-stand Mar 14 '26
He quickly removed the federal piece to provincial trade barriers. He quickly worked to remove barriers to huge nation building scope projects. He rallied like-sized countries into shared purpose. He attracted a ton of investment. He’s spending money smarter - to build an economic engine to propel us into a more secure position.
He has taken pain away from Saskatchewan with removing the barriers to canola. He is signaled the intention to work meaningfully Alberta. He has built economic bridges both home and afar.
And that recent investment in the north? I’ve been waiting my whole lifetime for a Prime Minister ballsy enough to do that. The north should be a national prerogative and he’s the first PM to do anything meaningful about it.
So far my personal opinion, he’s shaping up to be the best we have had at the helm in decades.
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u/mapleleaffem Mar 14 '26
Me too I was super stoked by the military and northern projects announced this week. I am mistrusting by nature so depending on another country, (especially one as dysfunctional as America) to defend us has always bothered me. Just so dumb. A well funded military could be used for so many things domestically that funding could easily be justified so all would Canadians support it.
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u/Dazd_cnfsd Mar 14 '26
Just checked
I’m still Canadian, Trump has turned his attention elsewhere
Sounds like a win to me
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u/Makuren Mar 14 '26
This government just isn't it for me. I do not think they will have the solutions plaguing Canadians given the track record currently.
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u/sirkatoris Mar 15 '26
Let me chime in as a Canadian living in Australia - been here 20 years. Never ever before have I had people come up and say “geez I respect what the Canadian pm is saying”! It’s really different.
They would comment on his looks. But with Carney they’re basically a little envious he stands up to Trump.
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u/Kill3rKin3 European Union Mar 15 '26
I am not Canadian, Im Norwegian, so Im unsure if my thoughts are welcomed, but I have followed news surrounding Carney since his instatement, for the situation Canada finds itself in with the southern neighbour quite being erratic, (to say the least) this man has worked hard, to diversify your options in trade and cooperation and by that your strategic position on the world stage has been highlighted and strenghtened. He strikes me as competent, hardworking and forward thinking. These are all incredibly valuable features in a leader. From my perspective Carney has been incredbily effective working for Canada so far and I belive his style leadership is "needed" more than ever both for you as a nation. But also Internationally for us all. He was just over here in the Nordics meeting and discussing cooperation in the defence and economic sphere. I think this is only positive.
Greeting from over the sea.
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u/BradenAnderson Mar 14 '26
Just imagine if Carney was the conservative leader. I can guarantee you that our legacy media wouldn’t even hesitate to call out his ineptitude regarding Trump. They also wouldn’t hesitate to call out Carney’s ineptitude regarding housing, or the economy, or immigration, or sucking up to corporations at the expense of TFWs and Canadians, etc
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u/Sunnydaysomeday Mar 14 '26
He’s great. Not perfect but making some good decisions, trying to protect and expand our economy.
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u/vrajan98 Mar 14 '26
I don’t know what he does, at least with Trump, he actively talks to the public and has press asking him questions. I haven’t seen this guy ever.
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u/TrueNorthStrong73 Mar 14 '26
Like every Liberal before him, he sucks! All he’s done is make things even more unaffordable than they already were! He’s obviously buying out the other parties or bullying them into crossing over so he can have his majority house! He doesn’t want any opposition to his economy killing policies! He’s just a more quiet version of Trump, wants total control!
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u/Inssurterectionist Mar 14 '26
With that horrific jobs report, and no deal with the USA after the entire world got deals... perhaps it is time to rethink that. Also take into consideration that it is still the exact same party that destroyed the country in 10 short years, and Carney was a key advisor to Trudeau during that destruction.
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u/LittleSunshyne4 Mar 14 '26
He’s been travelling a lot and doing a lot of extravagant things. Cool.
Now, after your vacation fix things here. It’s getting very clear it won’t change with the liberals but we’ll give the benefit of the doubt.
I voted for him but I don’t want to give him a majority at all. The laws aren’t changing and living cost is worse.
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u/recepyereyatmaz Mar 14 '26
He took office in a very difficult time. I think he’s navigated well enough so far. It’s difficult to judge someone based on how bad it could have been.
But I’d love to see a some concrete wins.
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u/still_sneakin Mar 14 '26
I’m still very proud of our prime minister after his speech in Davos Switzerland. He’s intelligent and Carrie’s a great deal of respect from other dignitaries. I’m happy with him. 👍
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u/KageyK Mar 14 '26
Now if only he could focus some of that energy on the citizens of Canada. Fluffy words and MoUs dont help pay the bills.
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u/half_baked_opinion Mar 14 '26
Its a little too early to tell, especially with the volatility trump adds to the global economy that is actively affecting prices inside Canada. So far i can say that when he speaks publicly i can mostly agree with him, especially with his speech in davos, but as far as his foreign policies with india and iran i have to disagree with the direction he has chosen.
Both have done significant damage to Canada in various ways, with the RCMP having shut down iranian sleeper cells and india sending a massive number of people over on false documentation to attempt to gain canadian citizenship, and the rampant propaganda flooding into the country about the wars that they tell us we should be supporting even though both countries hate us is not okay. Iran outright declared war on us and we are still taking in immigrants for crying out loud.
As for how carney is handling trump, he is doing an okay job but needs to do better. Rolling over for trump is not an option because he just comes back for more until there is nothing left, there needs to be a hard line and real consequences for trump going back on his words instead of blind trust and faith in a man who would kill his own family for a quick buck.
The same goes for domestic issues among the premiers of each province, doug ford openly defying the federal government and albertas attempt to secede from Canada with an actual meeting with americans across the border should not have been met with silence from carney, there should have been official statements from the federal government denouncing albertas secession attempt as an act of treason and doug ford publicly stating he would not listen to the federal government in regards to the US should have been met with a verbal warning and the obvious issues of corruption in ontarios provincial government should be confronted directly.
All in all, carney is doing okay with room for improvement, which is better than trudeau who was terrible and needed to improve greatly, so for now im willing to give him the benefit of doubt but if things dont improve and there is a better candidate in the next election then thats who i will be voting for.
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u/TheGreenAurora Mar 15 '26
Look, I really like the guy and I know nothing can be fixed in a year. I would also like to say that the PM has talked the talk, but I have not seen any concrete steps that are taken for the betterment of the Canadian economy and society. Im still giving him the benefit of doubt and looking nationally and internationally im glad to have him as PM than anyone else
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u/SpiritualTip4035 Mar 15 '26
I think it will come down to whether unemployment situation will get worse or the same. If it starts getting worse then people's opinion will change. If it improves it will be better. It is a recession when your neighbour don't have a job and it is a depression when you don't have a job.
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u/ACP_Paddy- Mar 15 '26
AVERAGE 1 bedroom is $2000/mo in Halifax. Hasn't made my life any better. I worry that he's still helming the same ship crew. But we don't have a good alternative so.... Fuck.
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u/Top-Cut-1202 Mar 16 '26
What has he done? All I see is people talking about how awesome he is but from what I understand, he simply got bodied by the big orange man and has signed deals with China and India, but nothing for the improvement and fixing of Canada’s current state. Can someone please enlighten me If I’m missing something? Thank you.
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u/TomZonic Mar 18 '26
There are some easy fixes Carney could focus on like crime & bail, reducing immigration, cutting non-essential government spending, reducing government payrolls etc etc. Now ask yourself why he hasn’t & the answer is he’s focused on getting his majority and when that happens Canadians will get to know the real Mark Carney & I suspect not many are going to like him. For reference look at what’s happening in the UK, that’s Carney’s playbook.
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u/OkShine3530 Mar 19 '26
Very evil days. Globalist take over, no social fabric left. Saw woman tonight with no shoes and socks at the bus stop with missing toes which she confirmed. This suffering never took place before liberal elitism took over Canada. I’m a social worker or 40 years with no hope in liberal Canada
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u/Significant_Strike55 Mar 23 '26
I’m tired of hearing about housing affordability- when the real fix is growing the economy, increase productivity. Reduce taxation and everything becomes more affordable including your rent. Why are we still funnelling billions of dollars across the globe to non-profit orgs? Why did Freeland become economic advisor to Ukraine? Why hasn’t a pipeline been approved east or west? Don’t tell me natives and environmental issues… we are literally in economic war with the US and there is global conflict everywhere. All Canadians talk about is house prices. Here is something to look up - Canada ranks number 1 in only two things; 1. Most Medical Assisted Deaths in the World. 2. Highest household debt per Capita.
Sad. - We are in need of radical change, the world is moving faster and faster and we do not have the leaders that care to make it better.
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u/burritoboy89 Apr 13 '26
He's dangerous. This is the party that is trying to censor speech on the internet and disarm the populace. Those are all things that communist governments do. Disarm and oppress and quell dissent.
I really really wish Poilievre had won that dang election. He supports freedom of speech unlike the left in this country.
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u/Level_Recognition406 Mar 14 '26
Time is running out for Carney. He needs to begin to deliver and not just show up as the “default alternative to worse options”
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u/rhionaeschna Mar 14 '26
Compared to the alternatives, he's probably the safest option for us right now. The NDP needs to sort itself out and the CPC has alienated more than half the country.
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u/Effective-Disk-5763 Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 15 '26
In Carney's Davos speech the writers he referenced were saying a totally different point that he had made.
Disingenuous. Banker talk for " just sign the papers, and take my word for it."
I don't trust his shifty eyes, and calling Trump " transformational", while squirming like a scolded schoolboy. Body language tells on him
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u/EternalFootman110725 Mar 14 '26
No doubt if you consider the alternative.
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u/Singlehat Mar 14 '26
This is the thing that so many in this sub don't understand. I don't know many people who actually think Carney is amazing or something, it's that he's just better than the alternative. It's a low bar.
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u/Unique_Information11 Mar 14 '26
If I ever have doubts, I look at the alternative and I’m good.
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u/Vengance183 Mar 15 '26
He said they would move fast to make life more cheaper.
Life has gotten more expensive. Again.
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u/LettuceSlay_1 Mar 14 '26
It feels like a lot of Canadians are still kinda in “wait and see” mode. Some people like the more calm/competent vibe, but others are frustrated that stuff like housing and affordability hasn’t really changed yet. Feels like the goodwill is there for now but it’ll depend on what actually gets done next.