"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Carney is, as we Canadians say, LAYING IT ON WITH A TROWEL sorry to say Aaron, this isn't ass-kissing, it's the opposite sorry you can't see that 🤭
— Giggie (@ottawaensis.bsky.social) October 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Cole Bennett / Cole.notcole
Trump’s Tone Toward Carney Signals a New Phase - And a Possible Opening for a Canada–U.S. Deal
The meeting in Washington between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump looked and sounded very different from their last encounter. Gone were the sharp edges and tariff-era taunts. In their place: repeated praise from Trump for Carney, even as Canada and the U.S. still don’t have a new trade deal....
Trump repeatedly elevated the Middle East as a central topic in Canada–U.S. talks, a notable shift for a bilateral meeting....
...[Trump's]effusive praise was striking. It’s the tone he’s often used with leaders like Xi or, in the past, Putin, typically when he believes there’s value in flattering a counterpart to unlock movement.
Today, he even stepped in to defend Carney over the lack of a trade deal, an unusual move for a president who typically blames counterparts to gain leverage. That alone hints the dynamics have shifted...
Dean Blundell described it this way:Q: You said Carney is a great man and you want to do a deal with Canada, then why aren't you? TRUMP: Because I want to be a great man too
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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...The cleanest line of the day came at the end. Asked why, if Carney’s so great, there isn’t already a deal, Trump grinned: “Because I want to be a great man too.” Everyone laughed; the subtext screamed. ...And LeBlanc was upbeat during his press conference, while carefully not making promises:
I gotta be honest. A rare moment of humanity from Trump looks good on him.
I mean, it was also an admission that he’s no Mark Carney, which was a welcome reprieve from the anti-Canadian, anti-American sentiment that continues to brew between the two countries.
Trump played all the bullshit windmill, insurrection, tariff hits, but really said nothing and committed to nothing. Strategic ambiguity is his game because he’s got nothing. America is isolated, the free world hates Trump, and he needs a win, and knows Mark Carney and his relationship with Canada is a win. And today was batshit crazy again, but dare I say, pleasant?
Mainly because Mark Carney played Trump like a cheap fiddle again, maybe because Trump desperately needs a win...
White House talks 'successful, positive, substantive,' but no relief on steel just yet, says LeBlanc. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... LeBlanc staying behind in Washington. Trump ‘directing’ his cabinet secretaries to make a deal.
— timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never (@timethiefmedia.bsky.social) October 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Meanwhile, back in Ottawa, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon from Gatineau lays it down:Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada–U.S. trade, comments following today’s meeting between PM Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump. The two countries are looking at ways to quickly reach deals for the steel, aluminium and energy sectors, LeBlanc says. #cdnpoli
— CPAC TV (@cpac.ca) October 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Good comment here too:We’ll keep standing up for our workers and industries — and all Canadians.
— Liberal Party • Parti libéral (@liberalca.bsky.social) October 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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I had never heard of the Yankee Stadium ghost, but apparently it helped the Yankees tonight:Up 5 runs, Blue Jays let AL Division Series sweep of Yankees slip out of their gloves - Up five runs, the Toronto Blue Jays were headed to a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees and their first trip to the AL Championship Series in nine years.
— CTV News Kitchener (@ctvnewskitchener.bsky.social) October 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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I loved this photo!Yankees superstar Aaron Judge thanks Yankee Stadium ghost for foul pole home run The New York Yankees kept their postseason hopes alive with a 9-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the 2025 ALDS. Aaron Judge delivered the turning point with one unforgettable swing. His three-run home run…
— America Gist (@theamericagist.bsky.social) October 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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And Bad Bunny caught a foul ball too:Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has gone full Superman for the Blue Jays vs. Yankees
— newsbylarry.bsky.social (@newsbylarry.bsky.social) October 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Finally, in other news today, I watched BC premier David Eby's press conference and boy is he pissed at Danielle Smith!Some guy called Bad Bunny came up with a foul ball tonight at the Blue Jays/Yankees ALDS showdown in the Bronx.
— Adrian Garro (@adriangarro.bsky.social) October 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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B.C. Premier David Eby is clearly beyond frustrated with Danielle Smith's pipeline dreams threatening the B.C. economy. In a fiery statement, he called her out directly stating... "This is not the Danielle Smith show!" #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #bcpoli
— The Breakdown AB (@thebreakdownab.bsky.social) October 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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David Eby will win this fight seven days a week and twice on Sundays. He's not the one opening the door to separatist referendums and forever blaming Canada for everything that goes wrong in his province.
— Max Fawcett (@maxfawcett.bsky.social) October 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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It made me wonder how much pressure the Carney government will have to withstand. Many decisions need to be made in the coming months as competing priorities get sorted out and Canada's major players, including premiers and Indigenous leaders, make their case. I don't think Canada has either the time nor the mandate to molify premiers by allocating funds to speculative political wish-lists.4/8 Eby says Smith's plan risks upsetting the social licence for over $40B worth of "real projects" already advancing in B.C., including upgrades at the Port of Prince Rupert. He argues using the B.C. coast as a "political tool" helps no one. "We need, as a country, less politics & more projects."
— RichardJR (@electricbluesfan.bsky.social) October 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
3 comments:
You're absolutely right that we shouldn't be entertaining speculative provincial wish lists - and that includes Smith's Northern Gateway 2.0 project. Forget the environmental impacts, which are potentially disastrous.
To be viable, Smith's project needs a private sector partner. And despite years of shopping it around, Smith doesn't have one. The obvious implication is that the project's a dog.
MAGA Danielle is annoying as hell, but Eby overplayed his hand. All he had to say is, "we'll talk once you've got a private sector partner." Doing it this way, gives Smith nothing to push back against.
Hey Cap,
Cut Eby some slack ....
re "we'll talk once you've got a private sector partner."
Many of us had thought we'd won a 'marketplace' type victory over the Texas TMX scoundrels. Then Jr Trudeau betrayed us all.
Carny (or future PM-PP or whoever) could decide that Northern Gateway is a nation-building project backstopped by the federal gov't.
Eby's got his own constituents to think about. If he was mild about it after Smith's vicious accusations, the BC public would think he looked weak as hell. For someone confronted with a traitor to Canada calling him un-Canadian, he was pretty measured.
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