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Peter Copeland: Conservatives could learn from Carney's prudent approach to policies

Carney seems content to read the room, build political capital and realize his agenda over time

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Canadian conservatives have been eager to cast Prime Minister Mark Carney as ideologically akin to his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, except with a bankers’ résumé and economic acumen. But two years on, this line of attack just doesn’t withstand scrutiny.

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Carney’s government has moved away from Trudeau-style performative and woke politics toward a more disciplined focus on sound management and social order, with outcomes that are often quite conservative. Conservatives could learn from his prudential approach and willingness to regulate where needed to protect Canada’s social fabric.

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Across several policy domains, Carney has been remarkably effective. Bill C-16 reinstates hundreds of currently inoperative minimum sentences in one fell swoop, kneecapping the Conservative critique. He has addressed bail and sentencing, advanced plans for a financial crime agency, strengthened border security, and reduced immigration, though not as much or as quickly as needed.

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