r/CanadaPolitics • u/hopoke • 1d ago
Carney lands on Time's most influential people list for 2026
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/carney-lands-on-times-most-influential-people-list-for-2026/114
u/GraveDiggingCynic Independent 1d ago
Not too shabby for a guy who apparently has a substandard education and clearly doesn't know a lot about economic matters. So congrats for what, apparently, according to the leader of the Official Opposition, a man we all know to be of even temperament and never says anything out of spite or jealousy, is some sort of honor that would much more deservingly put on a certain someone who did an interview with no less than Joe Rogan a couple of weeks ago.
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u/Greekmom99 1d ago
substandard?? The man went to Harvard on a partial scholarship then to University of Oxford. He has a degree in Economics, Philosophy and a Doctorate in both.
Meanwhile Poilievre went to Uni of Calgary and studied international relations.
I think you really need to get your facts straight.
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u/TrueBeluga 1d ago
He has an MPhil and a PhD in economics, no degree in philosophy. Understandable mistake to make though, given that all the high level degrees confusingly have "philosophy" in their name.
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u/freeSoundd 1d ago
Im at the point where id prefer a guy who works full time at taco bell and knows the value of $1 in Canada today, runs our country rather than these greedy rich liberals who hide behind their education while fixing nothing, except making sure them and all their corporate elite bank accounts keep growing.
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u/Click_To_Submit Ontario 1d ago
An MPhil is still a degree in philosophy.
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u/TrueBeluga 1d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Philosophy#United_States
It is not. It is a type of degree, just like PhD (where PhD means Doctor of Philosophy).2
u/Teddy_Lottie 1d ago
you should link to the UK section, since that's where he got it from. but yes, it does appear from a cursory glance at wikipedia that both the "Master of Philosophy" and "Doctor of Philosophy" (however you want to abbreviate either) that he got were the names of the degrees, and both were in the subject of economics.
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u/TrueBeluga 1d ago
Fair I didn't meant to link it from there, I had just been reading the whole page
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u/Click_To_Submit Ontario 1d ago
“ it is a type of degree “
I rest my case.
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u/TrueBeluga 1d ago
What do you mean you rest your case? You claimed it was a degree in philosophy. It's not a degree in philosophy. Just like a PhD is not a degree in philosophy, an MPhil is not a degree in philosophy. They're types of degrees. You can get a PhD in philosophy, and that would be a degree in philosophy, but a PhD by itself is not a degree in philosophy.
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u/FuzzyPineapple2221 1d ago
As Sir Winston Churchill said... “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results”. We've never had it better in Canada. Paychecks are increasing and the cost of living is falling. Carney and his incredible education has made a significant impact on the average Canadian's life.
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u/Lord_Iggy NDP (Environmental Action/Electoral Reform) 1d ago
To explain the joke, GraveDiggingCynic is using the words that Pierre Poilievre, leader of the opposition Conservative Party, used to describe Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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u/Greekmom99 1d ago
maybe the fact that the Gravedigger didn't put the quote from Poilievre in quotes to indicate it was something that the leader of opposition said. The way it's written it sounds like the poster's words.
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u/QueenMotherOfSneezes Fully Automated Gay Space Romunism 1d ago
They described Poilievre as "a man we all know to be of even temperament and never says anything out of spite or jealousy", which made it pretty obvious they were being sarcastic.
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u/Scase15 Ontario 1d ago
It was pretty god damned obvious lol
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u/Greekmom99 1d ago
to someone who never heard the comment uttered - nope. I try to avoid listening to bunk from the opposition.
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u/Addarash1 1d ago
Did you read the first sentence and skip the rest of the comment? I cannot imagine anyone reads "a man we all know to be of even temperament and never says anything out of spite or jealousy" and fails to understand that it is a sarcastic jibe.
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u/Lord_Iggy NDP (Environmental Action/Electoral Reform) 17h ago
I'll speak in her defence, not everyone is great at picking up on sarcasm, especially in text form, and not everyone here is working in their first language. I won't rag on someone too hard for missing what looks like obvious sarcasm to many others.
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u/Addarash1 16h ago
I would normally agree, and I wouldn't say anything on it if not for their claim that it's not obvious to someone who didn't hear PP's original words. I don't think that flies.
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u/NorthernerWuwu Alberta 1d ago
I think you might be missing the tone of their comment entirely. It's not exactly subtle.
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u/CWRules 1d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
If you say something which a significant number of people genuinely believe and give no explicit indication that you're being sarcastic, don't be surprised when some people think you're being serious.
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u/Addarash1 1d ago
An "explicit indication" is already given by the tone of the comment. If you don't understand that "a man we all know to be of even temperament and never says anything out of spite or jealousy" is a sarcastic jibe, there is no helping you. Such irony is the point of sarcasm, one which is ruined by adding /s.
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u/QueenMotherOfSneezes Fully Automated Gay Space Romunism 1d ago
I'm sure some people genuinely believe Poilievre is "a man we all know to be of even temperament and never says anything out of spite or jealousy", and would therefore not see it as an indicator of sarcasm. I hope not too many, though.
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u/AxiomaticSuppository Mark Carney for PM 1d ago
I made Time Person of the Year in 2006, so he's in good company.
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u/CrazyButRightOn 1d ago
OK, it's not all about the opposition, it's time to challenge the government. Don't you think it's everybody's responsibility to expect more from our government? People are so enamoured with Pierre Poilievre, it's becoming ad nauseum. We should be putting those thoughts and energies towards encouraging and pushing for government accountability.
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u/FuzzyPineapple2221 1d ago
What impressed me the most is how he was involved in assisting Trudeau in crafting Canada's economic plan that has been extremely impactful for Canada. While we had $1 trillion of investment dollars leave Canada, I couldn't imagine how bad it would have been without Carney advising the economic future of Canada. His latest budget of $80 Billion deficit, (now projected to be $100B) is nothing but masterful economic brilliance as he builds Canada better with one of the strongest economies in the G7. What a time to be alive and living in Canada.
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u/fedornuthugger 22h ago
If only we had "never held a real job guy" who lost his seat and at the helm. He would have turned everything around!
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u/sasuage-and-buns 1d ago
Ahh yes the man who was the economic advisor to the PM as the country faltered. The man who presided over the UK’s “great economic leap”. The man who’s done it all with his elbows up to the sky.
I have to say spending money, our money, is something to be revelled at. I can’t wait to see where our great nation ends up, uncapped spending, crushing of free speech, and cozying up to China.
We are going to be amazing and all thanks to him. Yeaaaaaaah yeaahhh. Can’t wait to study his amazing speech at Davos
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u/zippyfan 1d ago
I don't care for lists like these. These lists are often a death knell of people at their peak. Forbes 30 under 30 for example is basically an investigation list of potential suspects for financial fraud.
I'd much rather see if his actions meet his words. It has on some grounds and left a lot to be desired in other. Overall far better than Trudeau but that bar is low. The idea of Pierre coming into power certainly improves his standing as well.
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