And he probably didn’t go to Woop Woop to spit the dummy, go walkabout or eat fairy floss. He was trying to be ridgy-didge.
I admit I am dubious that Quebec voters are going to be swayed by his use of French in Australia. Quebecois are not idiots.
While I agree, and find it unnecessary and pretentious, at least he did not dress up as a Mountie.
In general his professionalism and intelligence is a welcome change from Justin Trudeau, who I honestly thought was shockingly dull-witted and was shallow and pandering.
I doubt he’s trying to sway them as much as represent/acknowledge them.
Nunavut NDP MP Idlout has crossed the floor to the Liberals. Not surprising as she was:
- Open in January that she was talking about crossing, but delaying.
- Carney has invested a lot of military defence spending into her riding.
- Carney’s popularity guarantees that her riding would flip Liberal next election.
This way she keeps her job, under a popular party leader, who is funding spending in her riding. A real no brainer to cross.
If you’re referring to the Quebec population in general, I agree.
If you’re referring to French nationalists and separatists, the word “not” is incorrect and you may have inserted it accidentally.
No they’re not idiots either.
But now I see the Liberal party is eating the NDP’s seat count as well. However it does finally give some oxygen to the NDP in that people might now actually realize that (a) the NDP still exits and (b) they’re still mucking about trying to elect a leader.
Complete aside, it is so massively stupid to have had an interim leader since May of 2025.
Voting is happening now (I sent mine in), the results of the vote will be announced at the NDP convention in Winnipeg on March 29th.
The length of time is appropriate and fair. This is a poll for the future trajectory of a broken party, not a coronation.
Edit: Also Mulcair being spot on in describing Idlout’s motivations here. Her best options for working for Nunavut was crossing from the 4th party to the governing party and securing even more spending from it.
Carney announces $35B for defence, infrastructure in Canada’s North
The Liberal government has unveiled a detailed, multibillion-dollar proposal to modernize and expand Canada’s military footprint in the country’s Far North.
The comprehensive $35-billion plan, which also includes improvements to civilian infrastructure, is expected to see northern base upgrades, including runway improvements and expansions, as well as hangar and road construction, in a number of locations across the Arctic.
Not thirty seconds’ reading in to the article, it admits that this funding isn’t new and was set aside years ago, and exactly what is to be bought, when, and how, hasn’t been very well explained.
One has to be careful about “announcements.” They’re usually theatre, as this one is.
If Carney is playing to an audience of Trump, a theatrical number is okay.
My concern is too much real spending with too little strategy. The military needs more recruits, better pay and conditions, and modernization. It needs to defend the Arctic with initiatives that do that. Administrative obstacles to efficient recruiting and prioritizing local politics for procurement are not usually helpful. Spend money so it makes a real impact rather than just sound impressive. And spend less of it.
You’re correct, of course. It was set in motion years ago by (shudder) the Trudeau government. I guess the real headline would be “Expansion of military footprint in the north to go ahead”
I agree but I think Trump could just as easily decide to be offended by the number instead. “That’s nothing compared to how much Canada owes the US” kind of stuff.
Looks like Carney is continuing to solidify partnerships and allies around the world. He appears to be doing exactly what he said he would do.
Canada, Denmark deepen defence ties after Greenland annexation threat | CBC News
As if it matters to Trump. That’s hilarious. The number’s irrelevant, and he likely wouldn’t know whether the number was enough or insufficient. He’s not personally getting any of it so he doesn’t care.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we ended up with some kind of freedom of movement deal either with the EU or CANZUK at the end of all this.
We need to lean in to the whole “land border with Denmark” thing.
How would this help?
Freedom of movement helps cement the relationship between to groups with people able to work and live anywhere in the zone. EU/EEA already has this so a Norwegian (non-EU) can work in Spain (EU) or Iceland (non-EU). It’s essentially free trade for people instead of goods.