Critics challenge scope of Carney's claimed mandate
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Online discussion surfaced disagreement over whether the electoral mandate extends to the full range of Carney's economic agenda. Multiple commenters argued that voter backing for defending against external pressures (particularly Trump's policies) does not automatically authorize sweeping internal economic restructuring beyond what was explicitly campaigned on.
“I say Carney can go fuck himself with a rusty spoon.”
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Mark Carney Canadian Prime Minister
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1 outlet Facing criticism, Carney says he has a 'very clear mandate' to push through major economic changes
first by CBC, 14h ago
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People voted for Trump because they wanted him to Make America White Again. So most of them that voted for him don't care that he is killing people in the streets or are at least apathetic to it. I'm sure there are a few reasons that I might have voted for Trump, but a LOT more reasons that I would not have. Carney wants to grow the economy by…
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The meme doesn’t usually involve the leopard-voters acknowledging that their own faces are at risk beforehand. Yeah, the same way government workers who's jobs are being cut were shocked that that was actually happening. You seem to be falling back on the idea of Carney voters being “surprised” by him being a “corporatist”. Because many are? It’s…
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The only thing I could imagine him having a clear mandate for out of that election was to hold the line against Trump. Now just because that involves economic action it doesn’t give him carte blanche for any economic action. Liberals were going to lose that election and it was rhetoric from the states that changed that, nothing else.
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I don’t really think my comment was predicated on your political views, I just disagreed with your assessment. I’m glad you’re happy with the direction of the country though.
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Over the last 50 years: Liberals have been in power for 30 years 5 months. Progressive Conservatives 9 years 11 months New Conservatives 9 years 9 months
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