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Mark Carney

Posted by Liz Dance on 29/4/2025, 10:16 pm

I was never a fan of Mark Carney when he was Governor of the Bank of England, I find it quite annoying that he now wraps himself in the Canadian flag and wants Sovereignty for Canada, funny he never wanted Sovereignty for the UK at the time of Brexit!!!

Re: Mark Carney

Posted by Malcolm on 29/4/2025, 10:34 pm, in reply to "Mark Carney"

Sorry to disagree, Liz, but I think he's the best thing to happen to Canada, given that Trump wants it as his 51st State....

That will NEVER happen on His watch

But part of it is just Trump, coming up with random, mostly stupid ideas....

Canada is/was heavily reliant on the USA for trade...however, given the Trump "formula", I can see Canada looking elsewhere to do do trade, as should the rest of the world, and leave the USA out in the cold...

And their economy would collapse....

And, apparently, Trumps IQ has been assessed as about 72..... which wouldn't qualify him to enlist in the US Army as a basic grunt..... which doesn't surprise me.....

Re: Mark Carney - Malcolm

Posted by Liz Dance on 30/4/2025, 8:09 am, in reply to "Re: Mark Carney"

You might be right that Carney is the best thing to have happened for Canada, Carney was never the best thing that happened for us in the UK, he never wanted the UK to leave the EU and be a Sovereign country again, strange how it is all different now he is back in Canada.

Carney was terrible at the BOE, the guy we have at the moment is no better, let’s hope Carney performs better for Canada than he ever did for us in the UK.

51st State?

Posted by Mac Cummings on 30/4/2025, 10:37 am, in reply to "Re: Mark Carney - Malcolm"

Canada is made up of about 10 states and I think 3 provinces........so 51st state?......I think not.
Also the demographics of Canada lead to an assumption of a Democrat Majority across a North America joined at the hip!!
I wonder if that has occurred to the mastermind!!

Re: Mark Carney

Posted by Mac Cummings on 30/4/2025, 10:43 am, in reply to "Re: Mark Carney - Malcolm"

I thought that Carney was useless at the BOE as is the current incumbent.
As part of my job I was in regular contact with B of E officials across the country and in London.
I regularly met Governor Mervyn King who was excellent but I am afraid that the institutinalised nature of most employees at the Bank was unconvincing.
Rachel from Accounts is just one example!!

Re: Mark Carney

Posted by Geordieboy ns on 1/5/2025, 11:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Mark Carney"

Malcolm, I agree with you, while I did not vote for his party but believed he is the better choice to break Canada away from USA apron strings. Time will tell.

Re: Mark Carney

Posted by Geordieboy ns on 3/5/2025, 3:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Mark Carney"

Malcolm, after the hoopla of the recent discontentment against the leader of the opposition party it was refreshing to listen to Mark Carney first speech , worth listening to , after being re elected Prime Minister. The icing on the cake was his invitation to King Charles to attend the opening of Canadian Parliament,
the King accepted, which removes any doubt Canada is indeed a sovering nation despite the rants and threats of our EX neighbour to the south.

Re: Mark Carney- For GBNS

Posted by Malcolm on 3/5/2025, 6:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Mark Carney"

I noted the Kings' acceptance of the invitation to attend the opening of Parliament.

But that small fact will be lost on Trump.

Similarly, when he, and his VP derided President Zalinsky for not wearing a suit, on his departure, he flew to the UK, for a meeting with King Charles.....still wearing his green fatigues, and happily greeted by our King...

And that fact, or symbolism, would also have been lost on Trump....

As I mentioned on a different thread.... he has an IQ of 72....... wouldn't trust him to run a bath!!

Re: Mark Carney

Posted by Sheila on 30/4/2025, 7:59 am, in reply to "Mark Carney"

Spot on Liz, I don’t pretend to know anything about banking, but he was chosen by George Osborne, which to me was a negative and he should not have been allowed to say publicly we should stay in the EU and vote remain. He was supposed to be impartial.
Malcolm, I think you are correct in saying Trumps comments about making Canada a 51st State of America, as another of his stupid comments. It would never happen.

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