Off the Mark

Mark Bourrie’s “Who Is Mark Carney, Really?” (November 2025) stayed with me. It’s something many Canadians are still wondering. People seem tired and want someone steady and predictable instead of another politician full of grand ideas. But comfort is not the same as inspiration. When we start valuing competence above everything else, politics can begin to feel like maintenance work instead of a space for imagination. Things might run smoothly, but the sense of possibility starts to fade. A technocrat can fix problems, but a leader makes people believe in something. Carney might bring stability, and maybe that is what the country needs for now. Still, whether he can help people believe in a shared purpose again is something we will........

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