“What we’re looking to do with all the tools we have is to catalyze building of this economy. If there are some assets that the federal government has that can help with that process, we’ll look at it as part of a comprehensive approach,” Carney said.

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    From what I understand from the article; they’re selling public assets like airports to… checks notes … make “Canada Strong”? Isn’t this essentially privatizing public infrastructure, turning them into for-profit businesses? How will helping rich people profit from public assets help Canadians save money? How will this make Canada Strong?

    *I’m starting to think Carneys a neo-liberal banker… 🤔

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    So maybe he’s going to catalyze Canadian future-oligarchic-feudalism … as a means of Canada’s surviving the US’s current-oligarchic-feudalism??

    That isn’t strategy, that is tactics-outranking-strategy.

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    Sounds like he wants to follow in the miserable footsteps of Labour in the UK.

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    This government strategy has never been tried before and has never had negative long term effects.

    Well done, Mr Carney. (Slow clapping)

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    Back when everyone was glazing Carney for his whole “neo-liberalism is dead” speech, I said that talk is cheap and that everyone who believed in a fucking banker saving us from liberalism is just being fooled by a charismatic snake.

    Leftists being proved right again and again never even get the satisfaction of vindication because we’re always right, but because nobody listens to us, everything always gets worse.

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    If by saying “catalyze building” he actually means pillaging assets, then by all means do take a comprehensive approach.