‘Stupid, irresponsible thing to do’: Carney says Poilievre ‘doesn’t believe in Canada’

Carney told the House of Commons yesterday that the leader of the official opposition does not believe in Canada. The Speaker said nothing. Poilievre's response was four sentences, no insults, and one of the best rebuttals we've seen from him. The backdrop: Canada is the only G20 country in recession, 24,000 net jobs lost this year, second highest unemployment in the G7, and Equifax reporting a third fewer small businesses launched in 24 months. Topics covered:► Poilievre asking Carney in Question Period about Canada being the only G20 country in recession, the net loss of 24,000 jobs this year, the second highest unemployment in the G7 at a rate one third higher than the United States, and the Equifax report showing declining Canadian entrepreneurship, a third fewer small businesses launched in the last 24 months, and growing business payment challenges ► Carney's response: the leader of the opposition does not believe in Canada, alongside claims that more Canadian women are in the workforce than American women, business investment in machinery is up 10%, foreign direct investment is at a 20-year high, and a trade surplus has been registered ► Poilievre's rebuttal: saying it is his patriotic duty to fight for people who are suffering, that Carney confuses Canada with the Liberal Party, that he will not take lessons on patriotism from a man who stashes corporate cash in a tax haven and moved his corporate head office out of the country, and that he will continue to fight for Canadian workers and consumers ► The parliamentary propriety argument Jim makes: the Speaker of the House failed to rebuke unparliamentary language when Carney imputed that Poilievre does not love his own country, which Jim argues is the most serious personal insult possible in a democratic parliament, worse than any of the procedural violations Poilievre has been disciplined for ► The demagoguery argument: Jim identifying the pattern of calling opposition criticism a form of disloyalty as a consistent Liberal strategy, connecting it to what he describes as the same tactic used by authoritarian governments throughout the 20th century, specifically the conflation of criticising the governing party with betraying the nation ► Jim's praise for Poilievre's composure: describing the response as one of the best he has seen from the Conservative leader, noting that Poilievre delivered the corporate tax haven line calmly and without personal attack, and that Jim himself says he could not have maintained that level of composure under the same provocation When a prime minister tells the leader of the official opposition that he does not believe in Canada, and the Speaker says nothing, what does that say about the state of democratic accountability in Canada? Let us know what you think in the comments. The Really Big Show: the thinking Canadian's daily briefing, independent and informed. 🔴 Live every weekday at 9AM PST 📍 Independent. Unapologetic. Canadian. 👉 Support the show: https://thereallybigshow.ca Subscribe | Share | Comment — help us grow independent Canadian media.#canadiannews #canadapolitics #canada #nowmedia #thereallybigshow #poilievre #carney #QP #parliamenthill #canadademocracy