Canada's Chess Game Just Got A Sharper Player With Mark Carney

 Canadians are beginning to feel upbeat about themselves and their country again—and there’s good reason why: you could say Canada has its mojo back. Under Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canada’s economy grew 2.6 per cent at an annualized rate in the third quarter of 2025, blowing past estimates and reversing a decline in the second quarter, according to Statistics Canada. The rebound was driven largely by a sharp improvement in Canada’s trade balance, with imports seeing their largest drop since 2022 while exports ticked slightly higher.

 Prime Minister Carney has been striking trade deals at a blistering pace. He is delivering for Canada, diversifying our economy and locking in new markets. With the Hudson Bay energy export terminal now green-lit for Europe, the final piece is a British Columbia pipeline to feed Asia’s insatiable demand. Canadians have every reason to feel confident.

 Carney received a standing ovation from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Alberta–BC tidewater pipeline with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, paving the way to supply Asian markets.

 The Bay du Nord oil project in Newfoundland is moving ahead. The LNG Newfoundland initiative is advancing. The Manitoba–Hudson Bay energy export terminal is progressing. The BC LNG pipeline will proceed. The BC oil pipeline will proceed. 

 Canada must survive - and thrive - as a sovereign nation.

 Since late 2024, Donald Trump has called for Canada to become "the 51st state" eight to ten times - at venues ranging from the Super Bowl to a Time magazine interview - tying it to trade relief or the “Golden Dome” missile defence plan, which demands that Canada pay $61 billion or join the United States. A September 2025 Angus Reid poll shows that 68 per cent of Canadians find this “offensive.” Prime Minister Carney’s retort at the June 2025 NATO Summit in Alberta - “Canada will never be the 51st state” - resonates deeply.

But today, that mission is under threat like never before. Under U.S. President Donald Trump- and soon, his ideological successor J.D. Vance- America has pursued an aggressive campaign of economic conquest against Canada. Not with tanks or missiles, but with tariffs, trade weaponization, and industrial sabotage. 

I can’t help but feel a little bad for the irrational, echo-chamber conservatives in Canada who are furious with Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney. It's like they upgraded the villain (Trudeau) in their fictitious movie, but forgot to rewrite the script. Good times, indeed - Canada's chess game just got a sharper player.