That’s fair. Faster would certainly help. I’m just relieved to see movement in a more constructive direction — even if it’s slower than many of us would like.
This captures a real shift in 2025: external pressure from U.S. tariff threats and annexation talk pushed Canadians toward steadiness and economic self-respect rather than division.
The April 28 federal election saw Mark Carney lead the Liberals to a minority government victory, with the campaign heavily shaped by those same trade and sovereignty concerns. Voters rewarded experience over disruption, and the new government's Budget 2025 Implementation Act (Bill C-15) focused on strengthening national capacity through targeted tax measures and investments instead of cuts.
It's a fair read - the posture did change, even if quietly.
Thank you — that’s a thoughtful reading, and I agree the external pressure mattered. The tariff threats and annexation rhetoric forced a kind of reckoning that many Canadians had been able to postpone.
What struck me most, though, wasn’t just the electoral outcome or the policy direction that followed, but the broader behavioural shift you point to — a preference for steadiness over disruption, and for capacity-building over theatrics. That posture showed up well beyond the ballot box.
I’m cautious about overstating any single election or budget as decisive, but I do think 2025 marked a quiet change in what many Canadians were willing to reward — and what they were no longer willing to indulge. As you say, the posture changed, even if it did so without much noise.
It is a work in progress. Things are moving but not fast enough
That’s fair. Faster would certainly help. I’m just relieved to see movement in a more constructive direction — even if it’s slower than many of us would like.
USA getting more deranged faster than we can respond
This captures a real shift in 2025: external pressure from U.S. tariff threats and annexation talk pushed Canadians toward steadiness and economic self-respect rather than division.
The April 28 federal election saw Mark Carney lead the Liberals to a minority government victory, with the campaign heavily shaped by those same trade and sovereignty concerns. Voters rewarded experience over disruption, and the new government's Budget 2025 Implementation Act (Bill C-15) focused on strengthening national capacity through targeted tax measures and investments instead of cuts.
It's a fair read - the posture did change, even if quietly.
Thank you — that’s a thoughtful reading, and I agree the external pressure mattered. The tariff threats and annexation rhetoric forced a kind of reckoning that many Canadians had been able to postpone.
What struck me most, though, wasn’t just the electoral outcome or the policy direction that followed, but the broader behavioural shift you point to — a preference for steadiness over disruption, and for capacity-building over theatrics. That posture showed up well beyond the ballot box.
I’m cautious about overstating any single election or budget as decisive, but I do think 2025 marked a quiet change in what many Canadians were willing to reward — and what they were no longer willing to indulge. As you say, the posture changed, even if it did so without much noise.