“Pierre Poilievre is the worst person to stand up to Donald Trump — he worships the man”

Yesterday, the Liberal Party of Canada selected Mark Carney as its new leader and prime minister-designate. The former governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England received 85.9% of the vote, a landslide victory.

During his victory speech, Carney spoke once again about Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada, and CPC leader Pierre Poilievre’s inability to stand up to Trump.

“Donald Trump thinks he can weaken us with his plan to divide and conquer. Pierre Poilievre’s plan will leave us divided and ready to be conquered. Because a person who worships at the altar of Donald Trump will kneel before him, not stand up to him. Pierre Poilievre’s slogans are not solutions, his anger isn’t action, his division isn’t strength. Division won’t win a trade war.”

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At the English-language Liberal Party leadership debate in late February, Carney referred to Poilievre as the worst person to stand up to Donald Trump, because Poilievre “worships” him.

This was not the first time Pierre Poilievre’s ability to negotiate with Donald Trump had been questioned. Furthermore, almost 50% of Conservatives would have voted for Trump in the 2024 U.S. presidential election if they could have.

“We have to recognize that the Donald Trump of today is different than the Donald Trump of several years ago. Then, his objective was to take more of our market. Now, he wants to take our country. Let me be clear: We will never, ever be part of the United States in any way, shape or form.

“Who’s the worst person to stand up to Donald Trump? Pierre Poilievre. He worships the man. He uses his language. He’s not the right person for our country at this crucial time.”

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During the leadership debate, Carney also reiterated his recommendation for dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs to be implemented where they would have maximum impact in the United States. Carney further explained how Canada could create leverage with the Trump administration.

“During a crisis, it’s important to distinguish what we can’t control and what we can control. We can’t change Donald Trump, but we can control our economic destiny. We are their largest supplier of energy, electricity, uranium, etc. We are now seeing the first signs in the United States of the economic impact of Trump’s policies. We will amplify that, and that would begin to create the leverage. Then I will call President Trump.

“We are masters in our own home.”

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