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On 2025-05-07 10:27 a.m., Marmalade King wrote:
> theglobeandmail. com
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> May 7, 2025
> Opinion: Carney did what voters wanted him to do: Be the adult in the room
> 
> Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with U. S. President Donald Trump in the
> Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, on May 6. Evan Vucci/The
> Canadian Press
> 
> Theres a philosophy of contemporary toddler-parenting that holds that
> parents should strive to distinguish between behaviours that are harmful or
> dangerous, and those that are merely annoying. Dumping all your toys on the
> floor? Annoying. Throwing your toys? Harmful. Mashing food with your fork?
> Annoying. Mashing your hand with your fork? Dangerous. Parents are
> instructed to intervene when actions could cause real harm, but to mostly
> let the other stuff go.
> 
> The intention here is twofold: one, for parents, to preserve their sanity
> (its liberating to realize you dont have to take up every battle) and two,
> for toddlers, to encourage their creative expression. So your toddler wants
> to make a mess of their dinner? So what. Let them do their thing, and get
> them to help clean up the mess afterward. Otherwise, every meal turns into
> a tantrum.
> 
> I have no insight as to whether Prime Minister Mark Carney follows
> @biglittlefeelings or similar influencer parenting accounts on Instagram.
> But his conduct during his first public-facing meeting with U. S. President
> Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday followed precisely what is
> prescribed by such accounts for dealing with highly irrational, emotionally
> volatile individuals who frequently test limits and insist on doing
> everything themselves: two-year-olds, in other words, or on rare occasions,
> American presidents.
> 
> Mr. Carney spoke up when the President mused about Canada becoming the 51st
> state; you cannot let the leader of the most powerful nation on Earth talk
> openly about absorbing a sovereign nation any more than you can let a
> toddler try to cut her dolls hair with nail clippers. Its too dangerous.
> But you try to speak their language in order to soften your intervention.
> As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for
> sale, Mr. Carney said to Mr. Trump. This is the geopolitical equivalent of
> saying, Yes, its fun to play hair-salon, but those clippers might give you
> or your doll a boo-boo.
> 
> Mr. Carney continued: Having met with the owners of Canada over the course
> of the campaign, over the last several months, its not for sale, it wont be
> for sale  ever. And before Mr. Trumps face could turn red, Mr. Carney
> redirected the conversation; he noted Canadas investment in strengthening
> its border security, its commitment to its partnership with the U. S. , and
> he ended with a little flattery: And Ill say this as well, that the
> President has revitalized international security, revitalized NATO and us
> playing our full weight in NATO. You made your doll look so pretty with all
> that marker on her face.
> 
> Beyond that, the 30-minute dialogue was mostly an exercise in the Prime
> Minister biting his tongue. Mr. Carney didnt correct Mr. Trump when he said
> that Canadians are paying a tariff on cars and steel and aluminum, though
> the economist in him was surely suffering a slow death behind his pursed
> lips. Mr. Carney looked at his lap when Mr. Trump referred to former
> finance minister Chrystia Freeland  whom he didnt directly name  as a
> terrible person, and offered only the slightest side nod when Mr. Trump
> turned to him and said, You know who Im talking about.
> 
> When Mr. Trump claimed that, We dont do much business with Canada.... They
> do a lot of business with us, the Prime Minister waited about eight minutes
> to deliver a gentle fact check, noting that Canada is the largest client of
> the United States in the totality of all the goods. And though Mr. Carneys
> body language suggested he wanted to speak up when Mr. Trump claimed that
> the U. S. is subsidizing Canada to the tune of maybe $200-billion a year,
> the President shut down the event before he had a chance to chime in.
> 
> Some might view Mr. Carneys restraint as a sign of weakness, but
> challenging Mr. Trumps every statement would have been a foolish,
> counterproductive thing to do. Indeed, it was much better for everyone that
> the Prime Minister picked his battles  interjecting when Mr. Trump said
> something harmful or dangerous, but letting the annoying stuff go.
> Otherwise, Canada might be dealing with an awful tantrum right about now.
> 
> Though expectations for this meeting were low, Mr. Carney performed just
> about as well as Canada couldve hoped for its new Prime Minister. He did
> exactly what he was elected to do, which is to act as the adult in what is
> really a very silly  but high-stakes  situation. Mr. Trump seemed pleased
> by the interaction, and quite taken by Mr. Carney personally. These are
> good signs for Canada, and good signs for our collective sanity. We just
> might make it through to the next dinnertime.

carney isn't allowed to give away canada ,
he doesn't have the power to sell , trade , swop or steal canada ,
there would have to be a vote , canada doesn't let ,
just one guy push everyone around and tell them how things will be ,
canada is not owned by the PM like the usa is owned by the president