Rob Batherson

Bonsoir, Rodger Brulotte 🕊️

Happy Nowruz to all those celebrating in Canada and across the world. As you celebrate the arrival of spring and renewal, may the year ahead bring peace, prosperity, and greater freedom for all.

This afternoon, The King held an Audience with the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney. 🇨🇦

Much of the media is celebrating the first anniversary of Mark Carney as Prime Minister, suggesting his first year in office has delivered significant progress. The data, however, tells a more complicated story. Canada currently posts the highest food inflation rate among G7 countries. The overall unemployment rate has remained largely unchanged, while youth unemployment continues to climb. The national deficit has nearly doubled. Interprovincial trade barriers—despite a commitment to eliminate them by July 1, 2025—remain firmly in place. Our tariff situation with the United States has deteriorated compared with when he took office. Meanwhile, several of the transformational projects announced months ago have yet to receive formal approval. Either there is something I’m missing, or parts of the media narrative surrounding the first year of Prime Minister Carney’s mandate are significantly disconnected from the underlying economic indicators.

Short list of broken and unfulfilled Carney election promises (just the largest) 1. No trade deal - Carney campaigned on his expertise to swiftly negotiate a new trade deal with the US by July. In October promised "an even better deal." No comprehensive agreement has been secured 2. Housing plan fail - Carney pledged aggressive action on housing, including removing GST on first-time home buyers and accelerating builds to address shortages. However, the Bill still lacks Royal Assent, and estimates suggest it would yield 2,600 additional homes 3. Fastest pace to build - Build Canada at a pace not seen before. Not a shovel in the ground for any new projects and broader nation-building infrastructure projects, including housing, remain stalled without significant approvals 4. Resource development and pipelines: Promises to develop natural resources, build pipelines, and position Canada as an "energy superpower" have not materialized. No major projects have been approved 5. Bail reform and public safety: Carney's platform for stronger borders and law enforcement, bail reform efforts remain unfulfilled. 6. Mark Carney promised to "cap, not cut" federal public service employment. This was a key part of the Liberal platform to differentiate from more aggressive Conservative proposals for deeper cuts. Carney has since implemented or announced significant reductions. It is a good thing. Just another Carney lie These were the promises that got him elected. But the CBC and taxpayer paid media keep giving Carney a pass... as he flies around the word for global photo-ops, like his predecessor, with fewer costumes

Prime Minister, We are the only G7 country without a strategic reserve of oil. Other countries are profiting by releasing 400,000,000 barrels from their stockpiles, and we have none stored up to offer. Let’s build a Strategic Energy & Minerals Reserve to give us strength at home with unbreakable leverage abroad. Read my letter 👇

Tomorrow I am travelling to the United States to stand up for Canadian workers and fight for tariff-free access to our closest neighbour and the world's largest economy. Canada must continue to make our case on how free trade is a win-win for both the Canadian and American people.