"In record time, it would seem, the government’s promised new vision of economic nationalism has quickly given way to something more akin to DOGE North, the slash-and-burn “Department of Government Efficiency” in the U.S. initially helmed by Elon Musk.

When it comes to the Carney government’s abrupt reversals, its budding austerity program is just the beginning. In a fruitless effort to make nice with Donald Trump, it is elsewhere pushing a border bill that has been fiercely criticized by civil liberties groups and denounced by Amnesty International as an attack on the rights of those seeking asylum. Taking this futile strategy even further, the government has also capitulated to Trump by shelving plans for a Digital Services Tax on Big Tech companies and is reportedly considering signing on to his proposed multibillion-dollar “Golden Dome” missile defence initiative. 

On that latter point, in a recent op-ed for the Globe and Mail, former Liberal Minister of Foreign Affairs Lloyd Axworthy summed up the absurdity of the Carney government’s posture: “After winning an election on a clear promise to assert a more independent foreign and defence policy — including a move away from reliance on U.S. weaponry, military strategy and security doctrine — this is more than just a baffling development. It’s a betrayal of the vision Canadians voted for.”"

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/mark-carney-won-on-a-promise-of-strong-but-fair-canada-this-is-how-he/article_4d53c228-bf60-411d-b6e3-be93669eba8e.html

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