THE BRIBE AND THE BILL: Why Carney’s “Rebate” Is Actually Hush Money
The direct deposit hit your bank account yesterday. For most families, it was $628. The government calls it the “Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit”—a sterile, bureaucratic label for what is, in reality, a desperate political bribe. Prime Minister Mark Carney wants you to look at that $628. He wants you to spend it. He wants […]
Divide and Conquer: Washington Bypasses Ottawa
The diplomatic fiction that “Governor” Carney speaks for all of Canada has officially collapsed. Reports circulating this morning out of Washington suggest that the Trump administration is no longer interested in negotiating with the Prime Minister’s Office. Instead, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is reportedly exploring “Regional Exemptions” to the looming 100% tariff wall—a move […]
The Promotion: Mark Carney Updates His Resume
The Drop-Off Port: Mark Carney’s Beijing Pivot and the End of the North American Consensus
The era of Canadian diplomatic middle-management has officially collided with the reality of Great Power competition. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump utilized Truth Social to issue a final ultimatum to Ottawa. Referring to Prime Minister Mark Carney as “Governor”—a calculated jab at Carney’s past as a central banker and an implication […]
The Lithium Racket: Why Carney Wants You Looking at Canola While He Sells the Future for Pennies
The oldest trick in the magician’s handbook is the flourish. The right hand waves a red silk handkerchief—bright, loud, impossible to ignore—while the left hand palms the coin. For the last three weeks, the Prime Minister’s Office has been waving the red handkerchief of Canola tariffs. Let’s be clear before we go further: the pain […]
The Three-Hour Wait for Freedom: Alberta’s Line in the Sand
The January cold in Central Alberta has a way of clarifying political priorities. In Red Deer and Eckville, as temperatures plummeted, the lines remained. These citizens were not gathered for a commercial event or a government handout; they were waiting—often for up to three hours—to exercise a manual, legally grueling act of self-determination. Under the […]
The Voluntary Disarmament Paradox (Gun Buyback Program)
The Seven-Thousand Dollar Musket
If you want to understand why the federal government is currently insolvent in both credibility and cash, look no further than the receipts from Cape Breton. For six weeks, Ottawa ran a “pilot” of its national gun buyback program in Nova Scotia. The objective was to test the systems that will eventually spend three-quarters of […]
The Beijing Gamble: Technocracy Meets Realpolitik
Mark Carney is currently walking the red carpet in Beijing, hoping the visuals of statecraft can distract from the smell of desperation. The Prime Minister’s four-day visit to the People’s Republic—the first by a Canadian leader since 2017—is being sold by the Prime Minister’s Office as a strategic pivot. They call it moving from “reliance […]
We Filed, They Grabbed
