There is that but also there was/is a lot of anti-Trudeau sentiment for poor reasons since Canada came through covid rather well. Second in growth in the G7, low inflation at 2%
Growth in final domestic demand has been solid and is estimated to have climbed to about 3.5% in the fourth quarter. This recent strength reflects continued robust growth in consumer spending and a pickup in residential investment. In contrast, business investment remains weak.
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/publication ... st%20rates.
The mob does not like the idea of a carbon tax....that was one of the driving forces behind discontent with Trudeau gov.
Carney was a real score and from his speech he will handle politics easily.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-c ... -1.7479282
He had the partisan crowd and was smooth and done without notes and apparently without teleprompter tho he does use one.
He said if anyone caught Carney's surprise appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart earlier in the week, they saw "his sense of humour, his wit" and think he "can do a lot for our country."
"I think he's as comfortable sitting talking to you and I as he is talking with King Charles," Hecker told CBC News. "He's really that genuine and that down to earth."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/behind ... -1.7435321
He's not intimidated ...used to presenting before movers and shakers in the financial world.
OTTAWA—Mark Carney represents a lot of the things President Trump and his supporters dislike. He is a card-carrying member of the global technocratic elite, and he has led not one but two central banks—Britain’s and Canada’s. He is a regular at Davos, where the World Economic Forum meets, and has been heavily involved in tackling climate change.
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/cana ... s-14cc76e5
Perhaps his best qualification ...the dumpf doesn't like his policies or his elitism as the dumpf is laughed at by that group.....an accurate response.
