Dear editor:

I am writing in response to the March 20 Letter of the Week, penned by Michael Fox of NOTL (“Letter: Carney is the best choice for Canadians“).

Mr. Carney has indeed advised the Liberals on economic policy for a number of years. Unfortunately, Canada is now at the bottom of the G7 countries in terms of economic performance, after nine years of Liberal government.

While chairman of the billion-dollar corporation Brookfield, Mr. Carney approved of and facilitated their move from Canada to New York State, to benefit his corporation and shareholders.

Though born in Canada, Mr. Carney has not lived here for over a decade.

Interestingly, his performance as head of the Bank of England was assessed as mediocre by both the left and right-leaning U.K. media.

Mr. Carney has a cabinet consisting of 87 per cent Trudeau appointees from the former government. After years of economic decline in Canada, as well as record-low support for the Liberal party, Mr. Carney was brought in strictly to revive their failing political fortunes. 

Meanwhile, after many weeks, in the face of U.S. provocation, Parliament is still prorogued, solely because of Liberal politics.

The fact that Mr. Poilievre has a lot of experience in government means that he knows how to get things done. After years of an underperforming economy, the Conservatives have a comprehensive plan to improve our economic competitiveness.

Mr. Fox speculates that a large minority of Conservative voters support Donald Trump and also support annexation by the U.S. On what does he base this assertion?

Mark Carney is a wealthy elite and a fan of the World Economic Forum. Though he laces up his skates and dons a hockey jersey for the cameras, he is not the regular guy that he wants voters to believe he is.

Interestingly, immediately upon being appointed prime minister, Mr. Carney helped himself to two Conservative ideas, in an effort to gain support.

The first was to temporarily cancel the consumer carbon tax (it requires an act of Parliament to make it permanent) and, suddenly, to take Arctic sovereignty seriously, after years of neglect.

Mr. Poilievre has a common-sense plan to help working Canadians and to turn our under-performing economy around.

Mr. Carney promises more of the same Liberal agenda.

Do you feel better off in 2025 than you did in 2015, before the Liberals were elected?

I agree with Mr. Fox that we should all make an informed decision.

Phil Wilson
NOTL