The Carney army: Canada unites against Trump
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The Economist
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🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Canada’s election campaign was dominated by Donald Trump’s threats against the nation. Now the Liberal party has won, it faces a tougher fight: confronting the US president. Japanese salarymen used to take a job for life, now they are finally switching companies – and even careers (9:32). And Volkswagen brings out the wurst (16:07).
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| 0:00.0 | The Economist. |
| 0:10.3 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 0:14.1 | I'm your host, Rosie Bloor. |
| 0:16.0 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:25.2 | Thank you. we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. Japanese salariemen are known for having one job and sticking to it for life. |
| 0:30.4 | But now finally, people are starting to switch companies and even careers. |
| 0:35.0 | Our correspondent explores this quiet revolution. |
| 0:39.0 | And Volkswagen has been making cars for nearly 100 years. |
| 0:42.9 | But that's not all this stalwart firm is known for. |
| 0:46.0 | It also makes some apparently quite delicious sausages. |
| 0:49.6 | And now they are going global. |
| 1:01.6 | Thank you. they are going global. First up, though. |
| 1:06.8 | Early on Tuesday morning, the victory speech. |
| 1:13.6 | Who's ready? |
| 1:14.6 | Who's ready? |
| 1:16.6 | Who's ready to stand up for Canada with me? |
| 1:21.6 | Mark Carney won Canada's election in a stunning turnaround for the Liberal Party. Canada's next government will be a liberal government. |
| 1:31.3 | With the election called just weeks ago, the race was completely transformed by Donald Trump's first months in office. |
| 1:38.3 | President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us. That will never, that will never, ever happen. |
| 1:48.0 | As Carney acknowledged in his victory address, |
| 1:50.0 | Trump became the defining issue of this campaign. |
| 1:53.0 | Our old relationship with the United States is over. |
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