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Tuesday, April 29th, 2025 07:05 pmWell, could have been worse, says Eeyore, anent both the election and the severe thunderstorm warning this afternoon. It monsooned briefly and still steams out there but a cold front is due this evening to return us to regular spring.
As for the election, I still maintain that an economist is exactly who you want navigating the country through an economic crisis, and not a career politician with a record of voting against ohh free school meals and benefits to tide people over COVID in the early days of lockdown. I see people in Conservative districts wailing about the end times woe woe what will become of us now? No idea why they think this is a disaster unless they actually wanted to become the 51st state. Which I begin to think maybe they did: cf Poilievre's campaign manager in her MAGA hat.
I have no expectations of Carney otherwise. Hope has been deferred too often in the aftermath of other countries' elections, like the UK and France. But get us intact through the next four years, Mark, and I shan't complain.
As for the election, I still maintain that an economist is exactly who you want navigating the country through an economic crisis, and not a career politician with a record of voting against ohh free school meals and benefits to tide people over COVID in the early days of lockdown. I see people in Conservative districts wailing about the end times woe woe what will become of us now? No idea why they think this is a disaster unless they actually wanted to become the 51st state. Which I begin to think maybe they did: cf Poilievre's campaign manager in her MAGA hat.
I have no expectations of Carney otherwise. Hope has been deferred too often in the aftermath of other countries' elections, like the UK and France. But get us intact through the next four years, Mark, and I shan't complain.
