One of the things I liked most from the Trudeau government that helped us get through covid: a Canadian leader that addressed problems straight on, offered a steady hand and reassurances coupled with both short and long term solutions that tackle them. This address by Carney is really on point and what we need right now.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 1 day ago

Agreed - and TBH, considering the COVID factor in Trudeau's downfall, I wouldn't be surprised if trying this sort of video series got some pushback internally.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 9 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Good propaganda vid. Decent macro perspective as usual. He's acknowledging some of the material issues people see. It's in part why we elected him. With that said the devil's in the results. Right now there look mixed, some good, some not-so-good. He's got runway to prove his program can deliver tangible results. Skepticism is warranted and healthy.

E: Notable lack of AI mention in it. Maybe they got the message that it's not as ultrapopular as some investors tell them. 😄

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 23 hours ago

As much as I hope that the series goes beyond "propaganda," I agree on pretty much all counts.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If (and it's a big "if") he keeps a regular cadence with these, and if (and it's an even bigger "if") he actually addresses tough topics and doesn't make it a one-sided PR fest...this series could show promise?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would think a PM would have better ways to spend his time.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 17 points 1 day ago

Than directly addressing citizens about what his government is doing? I'd argue that politicians should be spending much more time doing things like that.

[–] BinzyBoi@piefed.ca -1 points 1 day ago

He calls our ties to America weaknesses and refuses to acknowledge his multiple capitulations to them. Reinstate the digital services tax, defend the Canada Health Act, decry their war in Iran seeing that it violates international law. He's being weak spined while pretending to be postured.

Also, yes, let's just talk about national security mattering right after a clip of Carney meeting with Modi. Have your thoughts on Anerica or China all you want, neither has assassinated somebody on our soil like India has. I'm supposed to feel safer after that's treated as "water under the bridge"? I don't care about how deplorable the person was, India had no right violating our sovereignty like that.

Has the gall to talk about young Canadian's struggles when he won't protect the public health system, won't institute proportional representation like the Liberals promised over a decade ago, won't institute a Guaranteed Basic Livable Income, is reversing our progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by building AI data centres, won't reform the Labour Market Impact Assessment, won't prevent price gouging for groceries by banning surveillance pricing or instituting a public grocery option, will have a dedicated Minister of AI before a dedicated Minister of Labour, the list goes on.

"Reliable allies", yet gave us a trade deal with China before a trade deal with the European Union, or pushing for CANZUK.

I'm not finishing this video, it's just posturing rather than anything of substance.