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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of positive coverage and gushing over Carney's speech in NYTimes, Guardian, Foreign Policy, Rolling Stone, more ... but yeah won't make it to state TV er Fox news.

The entire transcript of his full speech is worth reading.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/21/mark-carney-speech-davos-trump-canada-full-text-transcript-read/[/quote]

Last section of speech (but agree, the entire speech is worth reading).

“…. Canada has what the world wants. We are an energy superpower. We hold vast reserves of critical minerals. We have the most educated population in the world. Our pension funds are amongst the world’s largest and most sophisticated investors. In other words, we have capital, talent … we also have a government with immense fiscal capacity to act decisively. And we have the values to which many others aspire.

Canada is a pluralistic society that works. Our public square is loud, diverse, and free. Canadians remain committed to sustainability. We are a stable and reliable partner in a world that is anything but. A partner that builds and values relationships for the long term.

And we have something else. We have a recognition of what’s happening and a determination to act accordingly. We understand that this rupture calls for more than adaptation. It calls for honesty about the world as it is.

We are taking the sign out of the window. We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn’t mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy, but we believe that from the fracture, we can build something bigger, better, stronger, more just. This is the task of the middle powers, the countries that have the most to lose from a world of fortresses and most to gain from genuine cooperation.

The powerful have their power.

But we have something, too—the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home and to act together.

That is Canada’s path. We choose it openly and confidently, and it is a path wide open to any country willing to take it with us. Thank you very much.”

-Canadian here. Don’t underestimate our national pride and might.

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