I am a Conservative who is a Carney fan and have followed him for quite some time dating back 20+ years when I was a 20 year old finance guy. He is a serious player and I think he will be good overall for Canada. I do think he suffers form "I am the smartest man in the room and 1000% know it" syndrome and that can be off putting. Lots of early reports about how he brushes away senior cabinet ministers concerns and has had difficulty staffing up the PMO.
We will see how well he does on the retail level politician and how well he can deal with Canadian pocketbook issues long term.
I’m fine with all of that though. It’s not supposed to be a country club, and if he’s tough to work for because he’s demanding, that’s good with me.
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I do think he suffers form "I am the smartest man in the room and 1000% know it" syndrome and that can be off putting.
I agree with your sentiment - it can definitely be off-putting. But in his defense, he probably is, in fact, the smartest person in the vast majority of rooms he finds himself in.
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I am a Conservative who is a Carney fan and have followed him for quite some time dating back 20+ years when I was a 20 year old finance guy. He is a serious player and I think he will be good overall for Canada. I do think he suffers form "I am the smartest man in the room and 1000% know it" syndrome and that can be off putting. Lots of early reports about how he brushes away senior cabinet ministers concerns and has had difficulty staffing up the PMO.
We will see how well he does on the retail level politician and how well he can deal with Canadian pocketbook issues long term.
Is there a politician these days who isn’t like that??????
I am a Conservative who is a Carney fan and have followed him for quite some time dating back 20+ years when I was a 20 year old finance guy. He is a serious player and I think he will be good overall for Canada. I do think he suffers form "I am the smartest man in the room and 1000% know it" syndrome and that can be off putting. Lots of early reports about how he brushes away senior cabinet ministers concerns and has had difficulty staffing up the PMO.
We will see how well he does on the retail level politician and how well he can deal with Canadian pocketbook issues long term.
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I am a Conservative who is a Carney fan and have followed him for quite some time dating back 20+ years when I was a 20 year old finance guy. He is a serious player and I think he will be good overall for Canada. I do think he suffers form "I am the smartest man in the room and 1000% know it" syndrome and that can be off putting. Lots of early reports about how he brushes away senior cabinet ministers concerns and has had difficulty staffing up the PMO.
We will see how well he does on the retail level politician and how well he can deal with Canadian pocketbook issues long term.
Yeah, Carney probably does think that.
In a lot of rooms, he's probably right.
Poilievre also probably thinks that.
I suspect he is correct in far fewer rooms.
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I agree with your sentiment - it can definitely be off-putting. But in his defense, he probably is, in fact, the smartest person in the vast majority of rooms he finds himself in.
Can you imagine being in the same class as Ezra, Smith, Anders and Nenshi? One out of four ain’t bad.
I was in the same graduating class (though not in poli sci), a couple of my friends were pretty heavily involved in student politics and political clubs. I don't remember ever meeting Smith, of the others Nenshi was the only one that came across as a decent human being.
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Considering that Canada has sent over $20B of tax payer money in humanitarian and military aid, how is an actively sitting MP (who presumably still has influence on government decisions) allowed to simultaneously take a position as an Economic Advisor to a foreign government receiving said aid? That seems to be a pretty big conflict of interest; she should resign as an MP.
My understanding is that MPs are strictly forbidden from taking on paid employment while in office, so this sounds like a whole lot of nothing. One of the following is likely true:
1) It's not a paid position
2) It is a paid position, but she won't start until she has resigned her seat.
My understanding is that MPs are strictly forbidden from taking on paid employment while in office, so this sounds like a whole lot of nothing. One of the following is likely true:
1) It's not a paid position
2) It is a paid position, but she won't start until she has resigned her seat.
Even if it is an unpaid position, IMHO this is still a conflict of interest.
Sounds like she is not run for re-election in her riding and is thinking of leaving her position later this year. Nevertheless, she should have resigned prior to taking this appointment.
Even if it is an unpaid position, IMHO this is still a conflict of interest.
Sounds like she is not run for re-election in her riding and is thinking of leaving her position later this year. Nevertheless, she should have resigned prior to taking this appointment.
Okay, so what's the conflict here? If it's not paid, or not paid today, and everyone is aware of this, she will have to recuse herself from votes and discussions on matters related to Ukraine.
It looks sloppy, and she should've resigned at the same time, but I'm not convinced there's a conflict here.
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