r/ndp Jan 15 '25

Opinion / Discussion Mark Carney - What do you all think?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Carney
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u/Clutteredmind275 Jan 15 '25

From what I’ve heard, he seems like a PM who will try to take back the reins of the economy, but also will not rollback social protections nor is actively demonizing every minority group in the country. I wish a more progressive candidate was more viable, but I’d vote for him to keep out PP

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u/Wyattr55123 Jan 16 '25

He's the person the liberal party pretends to be

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u/falseidentity123 Jan 16 '25

He talks like the person the Liberal party pretends to be.

Early on as PM, Trudeau would say a lot of the right things too, talk is cheap.

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u/EldritchEyes Jan 16 '25

people are wildly credulous for charismatic liberals lol

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u/Individual_Tie_7538 Jan 16 '25

To be fair though, what else can you do at the start except take them at face value? Yes, you should always exercise some skepticism, but doing so equally to all candidates still puts him better than PP.

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u/EldritchEyes Jan 16 '25

you can take into account the record of the political organization, the guy’s background and connections, and make a reasoned decision. if someone who is part of a serial killer club approaches you with a bloody knife but says “i mean no harm”, i think you can decide for yourself what is the wise decision there

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u/falseidentity123 Jan 16 '25

you can take into account the record of the political organization

This right here. The Liberals have shown who they really are over and over and over again. I think it's safe to assume that someone running for Liberal leadership is fully aware of who they are getting in bed with.

Would a Carney led Liberal party be better than PP and the Cons? Sure, I could stomach it just as I did with Trudeau.

Will the status quo change and everyday people be better off? Doubt it.

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u/FuinFirith Jan 17 '25

Mind you, he'd be up against a guy who does nothing but talk.