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Originally Posted by casper
I like the way Carney handles these right-wing media question. Extremely well done. This is going to be interesting campaign to watch. I think he is going to be far more direct than JT was.
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I always pegged Althia Raj as a lefty (because she started off with Huffington Post Canada), I guess I was wrong...
On the At Issue Panel last night, she once again took issue with his way of answering a question, and this time especially, I think his way of handling the question was quite great.
I don't think the same reporter would have been asking Donald Trump why he doesn't pay for the use of Air Force One with his personal savings, and if he'd consider refunding the US taxpayers back for his trips.
It was an utterly stupid question, and his trip to Europe was absolutely worth the taxpayer expense. I don't think we'd want our PM flying commercial ever, and especially not on his first trip abroad.
The next PM will have to make many trips to Europe to negotiate new trading relations. Germany might have to be next. This last trip certainly won't be the last time Mark Carney is back in the UK and France should he remain PM after the election.
I can't help but think of the HBO mini series, John Adams... and what Canada will need to do in order to negotiate a new relationship with Europe. This will take high level diplomacy, a lot of knowledge, skill, new ways of thinking, and some luck.
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Considering our unique connection to both the UK and France, I can't think of a guy better suited for the challenge, than the former Governor of the Bank of England who was adamantly against Brexit. I think it's very clear who the Europeans and UK Labour Party would prefer dealing with... and it's not Pierre Poilievre.
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