Mark

Both points are pretty weak: Fentanyl: The US and Canadian crisis is horrific - tens of thousands dead yearly. Have you walked through any downtown recently? It's extremely sad. Any pressure on any government to tighten things up is welcome. That was leverage, not 'unscrupulous lying.' Canada responded with more action - that was the goal - so job well done. 51st state: Classic Trump troll/banter aimed at Trudeau. Blowing it into a serious annexation threat is just silly and it's odd to me that anyone took it at all seriously. We can't control the US, but Carney's approach is absolutely destructive. He's voluntarily hurting Canada's biggest economic advantage. We should be extremely grateful for the blessing of geography. Integration built prosperity and a sane government should have approached it very differently, instead of stirring up dangerous and unhelpful rhetoric; treating the neighbor as the problem risks real pain for Canadians. Neither Europe nor China can ever replace the benefit of geography. It's foolish and sad what our government is doing. We'll have to agree to disagree.

@rmarka @elevatereport Most tangibly: lying about the amount of fentanyl coming from Canada in pursuit of a loophole. Most symbolically: threatening annexation

Our Prime Minister is about to put an end to the greatest Free Trade Agreement in the World, and he's convinced you that it's not his fault. If you couldn't see that by his message today then I don't know what else to tell you, other than you're in a Cult.

What specifically do you see as 'unscrupulous' on the US side? The tariffs exempted CUSMA-compliant goods (keeping 85%+ of trade tariff-free) and used national security tools the agreement allows. Tariffs were applied broadly, not just to Canada - we weren't uniquely targeted. Canada's response actally broke the agreement by hitting compliant US goods in retaliation, only later aligning while keeping sectoral ones. In straight rules terms, our side breached the deal? We didn't have to like the pressure, but it seems a lot of the rhetoric comes from expecting treatment as a 'special partner' rather than dealing with sovereign hardball on real issues (deficits, border, fentanyl). I'm genuinely curious what your definition of unscrupulous is in this scenario.

@rmarka @elevatereport For the record I don’t think you’re crazy for wanting Canada to negotiate. But there is a trade off that needs to be recognized between negotiating for the best possible deal with an unscrupulous partner and punishing the unscrupulous behaviour

You say I misunderstand you - I don't. I am confused by the level of defeatism though. You can't expect the benefits of integration (the cake) but refuse the hard work of negotiating with the administration we're actually facing because you don't like them. That's wanting your cake and eating it too. It's weak and defeatist. Carney's approach hasn't been to deal with the hand we've been dealt. He's effectively showing all the cards to the opponent, yelling at them for looking at them, and then packing up his cards and going home because he didn't get his way. It's like watching a 6 year old play a board game and is incredibly frustrating to watch. Publicly calling decades of mutually beneficial ties a "weakness that must be corrected" (as he did yesterday) just signals surrender. It defies logic, and is, really at the heart of it, a weird position for the leader of a country.

@rmarka @elevatereport You misunderstand me. I’m pro integration with the USA. But the current US administration is making that position untenable

Framing decades of mutually beneficial integration as 'lying down with dogs, wake up with fleas' is a pretty icky, morally superior take. That relationship built real Canadian prosperity - not contamination. Neither side is purely virtuous. In fact, I would suggest there's a strong argument that we may be the ones passing them the fleas. The US is leveraging its position assertively on trade imbalances, border issues, and fentanyl flows. Canada has agency too, but publicly labeling our biggest customer a 'weakness that must be corrected' (as Carney did yesterday) signals an unreliable, and perhaps even petty partner. Either way, it's bad optics and self-sabotage. Here's a better path: quiet, relentless good-faith negotiation using our strengths in energy, minerals, and integrated supply chains. Maybe you're a government employee and don't really care about practical Outcomes because it doesn't impact you. But for the private sector, positive outcomes for Canadian jobs is much better than grandstanding or proverbs.

@rmarka @elevatereport Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas

@EileenEisenmann Incredible work by our PM. Didn't he come up with penicillin, too? I heard that somewhere. So humble, but so powerful.

BREAKING: PM Mark Carney developed algebra, calculus, geometry, trigonometry, and yes, the entire field of economics.

Calling our closest neighbour and biggest trading partner a “weakness” is a massive gamble for Canada’s economy. If the ties are so bad, why does Carney keep his personal investments across the border? We need real leadership that strengthens partnerships with other countries, not more academic theories that put our livelihoods at risk. #CdnPoli

@NEWSMAX "Canada - A rags, to riches, to rags story"

The Conservative Party of Canada is blasting Prime Minister Mark Carney for failing to negotiate a trade deal with President Trump. bit.ly/4mz8SeQ

I can’t express in words how stupid Mark Carney’s plan of alienating America is, it is height of hubris. To think America will allow it is the height of folly.

@AndrewLawton "We don't need the United States...We don't need anything. We’ll still vote for Carney...he has a PhD in Economics… and that’s all we need.” As we walk away clutching our ashtray, paddle game, and remote control while the rest of the house burns.

Mark Carney was elected because he told Canadians he could get a deal with the U.S. He didn’t. He’s now moving the goalposts to cover for his inability to deliver.

Your take totally reminds me of Steve Martin in that final scene from The Jerk… Pure denial mode. ‘Failing GFANZ? The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (that Carney helped launch) shutting down after all the big Canadian and U.S. banks walked away? Undermining our decades-long wealth-building partnership with the U.S. because Orange Man Bad? Doubling down on trade ties with China - the same country we called our greatest security threat just last year, now suddenly our best hope for diversification? Classic selective focus when reality hits hard. “I’ll still vote for Carney...he has a PhD in Economics… and that’s all I need.” As you walk away clutching your ashtray, paddle game, and remote control while the rest of the house burns.

@HaveWeAllGoneM1 Gee... What did you smoke to make up such falsehoods? I will still vote for the diabolical Carney in the future. And NO, Carney did not start the war with Trump. Get a grip on reality please.

Carney's diabolical GFANZ scam is collapsing...and he's panicking. His plot to undermine the US dollar via net-zero alliances, climate finance, and digital currencies... while gutting Canadian energy...was built on the big lie that climate change is an "existential threat." He's bet his entire portfolio and our economy on a war he started with Trump. He was desperate for a majority to ram through his radical "climate agenda" with fake voter consent. This man is the biggest crisis Canada has ever faced

Saying "it's not Canada's fault" misses the point. As a sovereign nation, the U.S. has every right to push "America First" and renegotiate. The real issue is how Canada is responding. Publicly villifying the US and calling our deep integration a "weakness that must be corrected" (ignoring the fact it's made Canada quite wealthy) and saying this is a "rupture rather than transition" signals we're deprioritizing our biggest customer - and that is beyond foolish. I've had the opportunity to spend much of my career negotiating contracts - Canada's approach is not a winning approach. Instead of bad-mouthing, our team should be camped in Washington trying to negotiate with good-faith, quiet, relentless diplomacy using our energy, minerals, and supply-chain strengths would strengthen our hand. Public insults risk turning a tough negotiation into a zero sum self-inflicted conflict, inviting uncertainty that will hurt Canadian jobs and investment. Blaming only Trump lets Ottawa off the hook. We need course correction now. Carney should be working to protect the core U.S. relationship and negotiate aggressively in good faith - not trying to blow things up.

@elevatereport wait a minute ... Trump forces renegotiation of NAFTA as USMCA, then blows that up with tariffs, and somehow this is the Canadian government's fault?

@CarymaRules It's a good thing there were a dozen cops to take on this 135 pound menace. Where's Officer Bubbles when you need him?

WATCH: Local resident partially blocks the sidewalk with her bicycle as protesters march near Bathurst and Sheppard. One protester refuses to go around, insisting on continuing straight. Police warn of a possible ticket and order the woman to walk her bicycle back to the road. 📸 Apr 19, 2026 #Toronto #ProtestMania

🇺🇸 America is not my enemy. Some Canadian politicians are working overtime to sell that story. I’m not buying it. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🚨 Repost if you agree 🇨🇦🇺🇸. #Canada #Cdnpoli #CanadaUS #Politics #TruthMatters #USA #Trump

@ryangerritsen Maybe it was a typo and they meant George Costanza

🙄 Amazing how someone can be so revered and yet hasn’t actually accomplished anything meaningful for Canadians. Constant messaging & propaganda work wonders on our population.

@MarcNixon24 They've really stepped up euthanasia

Canada added 1 million government jobs since 2015 Name one service that is better today than it was 11 years ago?

@TheJen73 @JasminLaine_ 'It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.' — Thomas Sowell Pot, meet kettle. Her name is Jen.

Jasmin please don’t act dumb. Please. Investments don’t make profits overnight. You must know that. Billion dollar contracts just don’t all of a sudden get signed and we make a profit in 6 months. I really wish influencers or so called journalists would have some education into what they are talking about. It makes us look dumb and the undereducated believes you which is spreading more misinformation. It would nice to basically get away from lying.

You know what’s crazy? The amount of pushback you get by saying you want the economy to be better, you want streets to feel safer, you want to be taxed less, and you want the country to thrive. Isn’t it bizarre to see how many people will attack you with every name they read online once, that 9/10 isn’t even relevant—just to try to shut you up for wanting the country to have a better trajectory for all of us? I can’t wrap my head around it.

This announcement is equivalent to a washed-up sales guy bragging about his '$20M pipeline that's about to close any day now'... while admitting he hasn't closed a single deal in 10 years and has racked up $5M+ in expenses dragging the company down. Congrats on the IMF gold star for the public books. Too bad the real economy's P&L shows red ink and an empty order book.

The International Monetary Fund praised Canada as a place to invest. « The environment to invest in Canada is very persuasive». 🇨🇦

@SeanFraserMP I made a Pokemon card for you to celebrate this auspicious occasion.

The Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms turns 44 today! 🇨🇦 It protects the essential rights that make our society free & democratic. At a time when these values are under threat worldwide, Canada will stand up to protect the Charter & the rights it guarantees for everyone. ⚖️

@MarkCarneyEgo @stevenmackinnon That's not true... we'll funnel a lot of tax payer money to consulting companies owned by friends and family.

@stevenmackinnon In reality, we won’t do squat. But Who Cares?

We’re going to build high-speed rail, put people to work using Canadian materials, and move that train as fast as we can. 🇨🇦