Blame Canada! How Carney triumphed over Trumpism – and what it means

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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O Canada! Liberal PM Mark Carney sweeps to victory (well, minority government) in the Canadian General Election. Did Trump’s unhinged plans for annexation and his tariff moodswings make him the worst ally Canadian Tories could wish for? And what happens now that Canadians are broadly agreed that yes, Canada should continue to exist as a country? John Michael McGrath of our friends in Ontario, the onpoli podcast gives Andrew Harrison the rink-side view of history. • Support us on Patreon for early episodes and more. • We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker to get your £100 sponsored credit. Written and presented by Group Editor Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Produced by Liam Tait. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:48.3	Hello and welcome back to the bunker, your daily news explainer from the makers of
0:58.8	Oh God, what now. I'm Andrew Harrison. Today, take about Neil Young, Celine Dion,
1:04.2	William Shatner, Drake and Avril Levine. Canada is officially the world's favourite country
1:09.2	after electing Mark Carney's Liberal Party
1:11.8	in this week's nerve-wracking general election and giving Donald Trump a much-deserved
1:16.6	thick ear in the process. If you needed a cherry on the cake, Conservative leader Pierre
1:21.6	Poitleva lost his seat as well. While it's expected that the Liberals will lead a minority
1:26.2	government, it is still a stunning reversal of fortune for a party that was 25 points behind Canada's Conservatives in January and an equally stunning repudiation of Trump's crazy, intimidatory rhetoric.
1:39.1	Even on Election Day, with Canadians mourning the victims of a horrific mass murder in Vancouver,
1:48.6	Trump was repeating his threats to make Canada the 51st state of the USA,
1:53.1	and many believed he destroyed what little hope the Tories had of a last-minute bounce.
1:55.5	So what does the Canadian election mean,
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