Former NDP Leader Speaks Out on Mark Carney’s Attack on Pierre Poilievre
The former NDP leader Tom Mulcair has weighed in, commenting solely on Mark Carney’s puzzling decision to attack current federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre over the security clearance debate — an issue that, for the most part, helped sink Justin Trudeau in the polls.
Let me remind people: in my opinion, Justin Trudeau was one of the best leaders the Liberal Party has ever had. Don’t confuse that with competence — I’m referring to Justin’s leadership capabilities. Give him credit: Trudeau would make the perfect sleazy used car salesman. If you didn’t know any better, watching him in public would leave you thinking he’s got everything under control.
That said, left-wing voters — especially in Canada — often take an “ignorance is bliss” approach to politics. Instead of doing their own research, they’d rather trust the so-called “experts.” And love him or hate him, Justin Trudeau always looked confident. That polished, camera-ready charisma is something Trudeau had — and Carney does not.
Let’s not forget: Trudeau was bilingual, tall (6’2″), and carried a presence in person. From an outsider’s perspective, he looked like the full package — good-looking, charming, articulate. He could whisper sweet nothings in both official languages and get applause for it.
So why am I saying all this?
Because Mark Carney is the opposite. He’s a 5’7” Ivy League geek. He looks like a geek. He acts like a geek. And he’s been coddled for most of his life. Sure, his resume is impressive. But put him on the biggest political stage, and it quickly becomes clear: voters are more complex than shareholders.
I’m a businessperson. I’ve seen the Mark Carney types before. He’s not the kind of guy you like personally. But if you’re working on a business deal, you’d love to have him on your board — especially if the goal is to influence someone like Trudeau, who barely understands finance or economics, to carry out the will of Carney’s backers.
But Mark Carney the politician? He reminds me of Pablo Escobar the politician. Escobar tried to become President of Colombia but didn’t understand the dynamics of politics. Donald Trump — for all his faults — is a unique figure. He ran businesses, but also lived a very public life. That’s what allowed Trump to pivot into politics so effectively.
Carney, on the other hand, is a slim-framed, 5’7” technocrat with no such talents. Lucky for him, left-wing voters in Canada are generally uninformed. And now that both the NDP and Bloc Québécois appear to be losing support, Carney might win the next election either by default or by fraud.
Yes, I said fraud — because this whole security clearance debate is rooted in concerns about voter fraud. So why Carney would even bring it up is ridiculous. It either shows his lack of strategic thinking under pressure or exposes just how misguided Trudeau’s cabinet really was.
If Trudeau’s people told Carney it was a good idea to go after Poilievre this way, they were terribly mistaken.