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Mark Carney is so popular. We so lucked out he appeared (Original Post) applegrove Thursday OP
Appeared? With that resume and the state of the world bucolic_frolic Thursday #1
Oh I think he had plans for a long time. When Carney applegrove Thursday #2
To see the numbers in Alberta is amazing... Spazito Thursday #3
And Carney grew up in Alberta too. Yes. The numbers are stunning. applegrove Thursday #4
He was actually born in the Northwest Territories but was... Spazito Thursday #5
Maybe Canada would like to add a few more provinces about now ? eppur_se_muova Thursday #6
Ha! I had a summer job in Banff when I was 18. Canadians applegrove Thursday #7

bucolic_frolic

(55,710 posts)
1. Appeared? With that resume and the state of the world
Thu May 7, 2026, 06:14 PM
Thursday

methinks there were some behind the scene forces at work. Like the UK's ties to western civilization.

applegrove

(132,991 posts)
2. Oh I think he had plans for a long time. When Carney
Thu May 7, 2026, 06:20 PM
Thursday

was in charge of the Bank of Canada Conservative Prime Minister Harper tried to recruit him or something. He refused as he was probably a liberal then. Then he became Gov. of the Bank of England. So his plans are probably old but he really appeared on the scene for us in late 2024 and early 2025 when there was speculation Trudeau was going to quit..

Spazito

(55,990 posts)
3. To see the numbers in Alberta is amazing...
Thu May 7, 2026, 06:26 PM
Thursday

I don't ever recall any Liberal leader or PM garnering those kind of numbers in Alberta. It's quite stunning.

Spazito

(55,990 posts)
5. He was actually born in the Northwest Territories but was...
Thu May 7, 2026, 06:39 PM
Thursday

raised in Edmonton. It's interesting that he was able to attend Harvard by both a partial scholarship and financial aid (a student loan I'm assuming). It shows he 'pulled himself up by his bootstraps' in a very impressive way, imo, as opposed to trump who was born with a silver spoon in his ugly little mouth and yet is still a loser.

eppur_se_muova

(42,400 posts)
6. Maybe Canada would like to add a few more provinces about now ?
Thu May 7, 2026, 07:53 PM
Thursday

Just my luck AL won't likely make it. ( "Too confusing for Albertans." )

Hey, maybe we could ***SWAP*** !!! Alberta for Alabama !

applegrove

(132,991 posts)
7. Ha! I had a summer job in Banff when I was 18. Canadians
Thu May 7, 2026, 07:56 PM
Thursday

love Alberta. We don't want to see it the center of such American intrigue, but it has been forever

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