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We might’ve elected the storm
Canada Just Elected a Banker to Fight Trump — Here’s Why That Should Terrify You
He is supposed to protect us from the chaos. But what if he’s just another face of it?
Mark Carney is Canada’s new Prime Minister. He won in April 2025, after a snap election was triggered by the collapse of the Liberal–NDP confidence agreement — and a wave of national anxiety following Trump’s re-election.
You probably didn’t vote for him.
But you almost definitely voted against something. Maybe it was Trump’s second coming south of the border. Maybe it was Poilievre’s podcast populism and libertarian cosplay.
Either way, Canada just handed the keys to a man whose entire career was built inside banks, not ballots.
And that should terrify you.
A Candidate With No Constituency — and No Doubts
Carney didn’t rise through party ranks. He didn’t build a base. He didn’t have to. When he stepped onto the political stage, he brought a credentialed inevitability with him — the central banker turned climate finance envoy turned saviour-in-a-suit.
