The world had been waiting for someone, even briefly, tell the truth about the U.S. president

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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech was greeted with fevered laudations overseas — and provoked a most welcome reaction at home.

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gave a lengthy reply, substantive in its disagreements, and even included a few grace notes. For those who have followed Poilievre in public life for decades, and know of his intelligence and capacity for policy depth, it was welcome that he mostly set aside the snark and soundbites of recent years and let his better qualities come to the fore. It was a good week in Canadian public discourse, and the prime minister deserves credit for that.

Why the fevered laudations around the world? Carney’s speech was like popping the cork on a Champagne bottle; it released the pressure, building now for a year since President Donald Trump returned to office.

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