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Mark Carney sold himself as the leader Canadians would need in a crisis. After more than a year in office, voters are increasingly questioning that claim.

LILLEY: Mark Carney claimed he thrives in a crisis. His record suggests otherwise  Back to video

In fact, a new poll from the Angus Reid Institute shows that just 43% now believe Carney can deliver a good deal with the Americans, the thing he promised in the last election, down from 51% in April.

“If it’s not a crisis, you wouldn’t be seeing me,” Carney told a crowd at a Barrie, Ont., pub during the Liberal leadership race last year.

“I’m most useful in a crisis. I’m not that good in peacetime.”

The problem for Carney is that, on issue after issue, his response to pressure has been the same: cave, then spin the retreat as a victory.

We’ve seen it with the Gordie Howe Bridge, with Billy Bishop Airport and with trade talks with Washington.

A pattern of retreat under pressure

When Donald Trump blocked the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, Carney folded and gave Trump everything he wanted. Then the PM lied about it for a week, tried to make it seem the deal........

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