Pierre Poilievre just can't meet the moment |
Mark Carney’s now-legendary speech at the World Economic Forum inspired thousands of Canadians, impressed his fellow world leaders, and triggered an entirely predictable temper tantrum from Donald Trump. But maybe the most impressive thing it did was shut Pierre Poilievre up for a couple of days.
For more than 48 hours after the prime minister dropped his truth bomb in Davos, the best Poilievre could do was post on social media about — you guessed it — carbon taxes. When he did finally find his voice, he didn’t use it to call out Donald Trump or offer constructive solutions to the threat he so clearly poses. Instead, he returned to blaming Mark Carney for the trade chaos created by Trump and petitioning for more pipelines. “We have had enough words,” Poilievre said. “Now, we need results. Now, we must unblock our resources. Now, we must approve pipelines.”
Poilievre also rejected the idea that Canada’s previous economic and security relationship with the United States is over, and seemed to suggest that we should focus more on mending that relationship than building new ones. “Here is the reality: We still live next door to the biggest economy and military the world has ever seen. We sell 20 times more to the US than to China. 1 in 10 Canadian jobs rely directly and indirectly on trade with America.”
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