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Freddie Sayers hosts Michael Ignatieff, former Canadian Liberal leader, to dissect the 2025 Canadian election and Mark Carney’s leadership. Ignatieff breaks down Carney’s global expertise, his strategy against Trump’s tariffs, and the possibility of a grand coalition with Canada’s Conservatives. While the Liberals narrowly edged out the Right, Ignatieff argues the results reflect a complex mix of liberal resilience, populist setbacks, and converging policies — hinting at a Canada craving change.
Watch the full interview above.
Talk about 3-D chess. By bantering about the 51st state, Trump got the Canadians to vote for more of Justin Trudeau’s ruinous policies. This ensures a faltering economy with a dash of delusion about Europe filling the gap, an ever more authoritarian government, more immigration and less housing, and increased unhappiness. Far from maintaining this mood of defiance toward a non-existent threat, western Canadians in particular will be begging for annexation. Dusting his hands, Trump moves on.
I do wonder if Trump is thinking that strategically. Carney winning means Canada won’t build a pipeline to the coast so they have to sell oil at steep discount to the US. Western alienation will surge and while not likely, it is possible that Western Canada or part of it will depart. Desire to seperate is higher (33%) in Saskatchewan than Alberta.
This was my interpretation from the outset and I have seen nothing to change my mind. The Canuckian sheeple fell swiftly into line against the ‘Trump-like’ conservative candidate, ensuring Trudeau’s legacy by electing Carney. Some, in my fairly affluent area, immediately placed Canadian flags (made in China) on their front lawns in a pathetic show of patriotism. It was heartbreaking.
I hope Canadians don’t believe that the American voter really wants to annex Canada. We don’t! The vast majority of Americans, right or left, just want a friendly, prosperous, peaceful country next door. Some worry about trade deficits in some factions of the economy, but most don’t care at all.
Carney is Ignatieff’s friend – a globalist liberal so very concerned about human rights yet is ok with freezing bank accounts of people who don’t share his views or pay grade. He says he admires Justin Trudeau who landed every jump. Including funding the lacky mainstream media and destroying free press here? Including his costume parade in India? And calling millions of Canadians racists and misogynists and getting police on horses to trample an indigenous grandma? Including giving addicts free hard drugs that they sold to kids who then died?
I really appreciate the Unherd interviews. They are refreshing. But this one was an odd one for me. How was it even possible that Ignatieff, the Liberal PM candidate, give us an interesting insight on the Canadian election? He even defended Justin Trudeau’s covid policies! And from a Québec point of view, his idea of Canada is, simply put, insulting: “We look look like the Americans. We sound like Americans. We talk like Americans.” Well, in my home town of Québec city, I can guarantee you that we don’t talk or sound like Americans, merci beaucoup! What an absurd country Canada is…
I really appreciate the Unherd interviews. They are refreshing. But this one was an odd one for me. How could Ignatieff the Liberal PM candidate give us an interesting insight on the Canadian election? He is clearly still a fervent Liberal at heart (he even defended Justin Trudeau!). And from a Québec point of view, his idea of Canada is, simply put, insulting: “We look like the Americans. We sound like Americans. We talk like Americans.” Well, in my home town of Québec city, I can guarantee you that we don’t talk or sound American, merci beaucoup! But maybe we are not considered real Canadians after all. What an absurd country Canada is…