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Tasha Kheiriddin: Carney preparing to fail in Trump negotiations

Prime minister is softening up Canada for tariff pain

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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Sunday video was a masterclass in crisis communications. He reminded Canadians of his credentials managing tough times. He described the urgent challenges Canada faces. He explained what he is doing to tackle them. He promised not to “sugarcoat” anything. He appealed to Canadians’ patriotism. And he promised to keep us posted: bookmark this YouTube channel for the next episode.   

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In other words, he started to boil the frog. Slowly enough so the frog doesn’t notice. So that by the time the inevitable happens, it’s not only too late, but the frog is fully accepting of the consequences. 

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