“What we’re hearing right now, at a time when it really matters, is … that we’re giving in,” Neve said. “We’re not prepared to be that bold leader in that ‘middle power’ space. Instead, we are capitulating to the ‘might is right’ world that Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are intent on forging.”
Carney does himself no favours with the kinds of statements he makes, but the reality is, he doesn’t have a history in politics, so he doesn’t think about how things he says can be misconstrued.
Saying things like not being able to rule out Canadian involvement, are saying true things. He’s right, we can’t rule out involvement, but that doesn’t mean military support. It could mean any of 1000 different things. He’s pragmatic, and speaks with the language of pragmatism, not the language of politics.
Honestly, like, all through the election campaign and the last year, Liberal supporters have been crowing about how uniquely suited to this moment Carney is, how brilliant a tactician he is.
Now it’s becoming clear to them that the critics, who correctly clocked him as a ruthless capitalist who doesn’t care about the public he’s supposed to be serving, were right all along.
So the excuses start flying. I’ve heard some version of “Carney just needs more experience” at least a dozen times in the last couple days.
This is a serious moment, not a time for excuses. If he’s not up to the job, then demand his replacement.
