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PM Carney lead over Conservative Poilievre grows. (Original Post) applegrove 12 hrs ago OP
What is wrong with 33.7% of Canadians? BobTheSubgenius 6 min ago #1
I know. I thought it was high for conservatives. applegrove 3 min ago #2

BobTheSubgenius

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1. What is wrong with 33.7% of Canadians?
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:52 PM
6 min ago

There hasn't been a Cdn. PM with worldwide status and respect since Lester Pearson, and his was built around foreign policy - mainly the concept of UN Peackeepers. Mr. Carney has a huge chunk of the leadership of the "Free World" on board, and he hasn't had to do even a tiny bit of backroom maneuvering to acquire their support, from what I can tell.

He is bold, innovative and has a grasp of facts and events that other national leaders wish they could approximate...and, probably most of all, he seems completely fearless. Best of all - from a totally "interested observer" standpoint - he has Drumpf foaming at the mouth, and who doesn't like to see that?

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